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  • Dothan company in mix for construction projects as part of $15 billion shared Air Force award

    Dothan company in mix for construction projects as part of $15 billion shared Air Force award

    July 8, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Barlovento LLC, headquartered in Dothan, is among 11 entities chosen to compete for global construction contracts split from a

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  • Birmingham’s BL Harbert International garners $41 million deal in its next project at Barksdale Air Force Base

    Birmingham’s BL Harbert International garners $41 million deal in its next project at Barksdale Air Force Base

    July 7, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The Navy has awarded mega-contractor BL Harbert International, based in Birmingham, a $41 million construction contract for Barksdale Air

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  • Founding Father facts, contributions to creating the United States of America

    Founding Father facts, contributions to creating the United States of America

    July 4, 2025

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    Uncategorized

    By David Vergun, DOD News The seven Founding Fathers of the United States who are widely regarded as having made the most significant contributions

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  • Ingalls Shipbuilding, Navy, christen the USS Jeremiah Denton, honoring an Alabama hero

    Ingalls Shipbuilding, Navy, christen the USS Jeremiah Denton, honoring an Alabama hero

    June 27, 2025

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    NAVY

    The USS Jeremiah Denton, DDG-129, shown sitting dockside during her final construction phase and wrapped in ribbons for her christening ceremony June 28,

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  • Senior officials outline president’s proposed FY26 defense budget

    Senior officials outline president’s proposed FY26 defense budget

    June 26, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, CYBERSECURITY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

    Editor’s note: Alabama consistently ranks among the top 15 states for defense spending, including research and development as well as active-duty military facilities.

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  • Anniston work included in latest BAE Systems-Army development of the M109-52 self-propelled howitzer

    Anniston work included in latest BAE Systems-Army development of the M109-52 self-propelled howitzer

    June 23, 2025

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected]                                         BAE Systems, a global defense company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, is partnering with the U.S. Army to advance

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  • Mobile-based Austal USA launches its first steel-produced ship, the USNS Billy Frank Jr.

    Mobile-based Austal USA launches its first steel-produced ship, the USNS Billy Frank Jr.

    June 22, 2025

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    NAVY

    The USNS Billy Frank Jr. during its launch in Mobile, June 14, 2025. Photos courtesy of Austal USA. MOBILE — Austal USA, headquartered

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  • Veteran military, commercial pilot is training next generation of fliers at Auburn University

    Veteran military, commercial pilot is training next generation of fliers at Auburn University

    June 19, 2025

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    AIR FORCE

    By Neal Reid Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing Jill Glidewell has seen just about everything on a flight deck. From weathering hurricanes

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  • Gulf Shores company nets service contract with Naval Oceanographic Office

    Gulf Shores company nets service contract with Naval Oceanographic Office

    June 17, 2025

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy selected Saunders Engine and Equipment Co. Inc., Gulf Shores, for an almost $15 million contract to

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  • Huntsville-based i3 awarded $429 million contract to provide services toward missile defense

    Huntsville-based i3 awarded $429 million contract to provide services toward missile defense

    June 11, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Huntsville-based Integration Innovation Inc., also known as i3, a contract with a ceiling

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  • Alabama Shipyard picks up another contract to service a Navy hospital ship, the USNS Mercy

    Alabama Shipyard picks up another contract to service a Navy hospital ship, the USNS Mercy

    June 8, 2025

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has awarded Alabama Shipyard LLC in Mobile an $18.7 million contract for routine service and drydocking

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  • Alabama’s 117th honors WWII vet in send-off to Normandy

    Alabama’s 117th honors WWII vet in send-off to Normandy

    June 6, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY

    (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Kasie Faddis) By Troy Turner [email protected] BIRMINGHAM — It was years after D-Day on June

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