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  • U.S. looks to prevent conflict in space through deterrence

    U.S. looks to prevent conflict in space through deterrence

    January 12, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

    (Editor’s note: Huntsville, Alabama, is home to a robust defense and commercial space industry base that serves as a major contributor to the […]

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  • USS Alabama Memorial Park celebrates 59th anniversary

    USS Alabama Memorial Park celebrates 59th anniversary

    January 9, 2024

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

    MOBILE, Alabama – The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is celebrating its 59th anniversary this month, having opened to the public on Jan. […]

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  • Army’s Space and Missile Defense commander retires, prepares for next chapter

    Army’s Space and Missile Defense commander retires, prepares for next chapter

    January 9, 2024

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    ARMY, SPACE FORCE

    By Jason Cutshaw Department of Defense REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, who commissioned in the Army in 1987, culminated […]

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  • Two new Alabama-linked Navy contracts combine to top $1 billion

    Two new Alabama-linked Navy contracts combine to top $1 billion

    December 27, 2023

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    CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Two of Alabama’s largest defense contractors each have netted a major new project for the U.S. Navy that, combined, […]

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  • 187th Fighter Wing begins flying F-35s from Alabama base

    187th Fighter Wing begins flying F-35s from Alabama base

    December 17, 2023

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    AIR FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Three F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets have arrived at their new duty station in Montgomery and already are […]

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  • TURNER:  Navy makes right move in reviving Pearl Harbor battleship names

    TURNER:  Navy makes right move in reviving Pearl Harbor battleship names

    December 7, 2023

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    NAVY, OPINION

    By Troy Turner Editor-in-chief AlaDefense.com The USS Arizona, a 31,400-ton Pennsylvania class battleship, was a mighty symbol of American power when she was […]

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  • Alabama shipbuilder garners contracts for combat ship repairs, new landing vessels

    Alabama shipbuilder garners contracts for combat ship repairs, new landing vessels

    December 4, 2023

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Austal USA LLC, headquartered in Mobile, recently added to its growing list of U.S. Navy contracts by winning bids […]

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  • Forestwood Farm earns multi-million-dollar DoD contract

    Forestwood Farm earns multi-million-dollar DoD contract

    December 3, 2023

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    CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Forestwood Farm Inc., a family-owned company based in Birmingham, won a $185 million Department of Defense contract to provide […]

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  • Marion Military Institute, Auburn University move from the grid iron to the runway

    Marion Military Institute, Auburn University move from the grid iron to the runway

    November 24, 2023

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Marion Military Institute, which hails as the nation’s oldest military junior college, has entered into an agreement with Auburn […]

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  • Alabama workers help develop defense against  hypersonic missiles

    Alabama workers help develop defense against hypersonic missiles

    November 17, 2023

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] American military planners urgently seek battlefield solutions to growing threats involving hypersonic missiles, and workers in Alabama are involved […]

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  • Huntsville’s HigherEchelon Inc. awarded $36 million job for cyber work

    Huntsville’s HigherEchelon Inc. awarded $36 million job for cyber work

    November 16, 2023

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army awarded Huntsville-based HigherEchelon Inc., a veteran-owned, business-consulting and services company, a $36 million firm-fixed-price contract for […]

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  • Saluting the ‘1% of Americans that protect that other 99%’

    Saluting the ‘1% of Americans that protect that other 99%’

    November 11, 2023

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

    By David Vergun , DOD News Throughout November, we give special recognition to veterans and military families for their invaluable contributions and steadfast service to […]

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