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  • TURNER: The U.S. military’s history with Martin Dam and Lake Martin continues

    TURNER: The U.S. military’s history with Martin Dam and Lake Martin continues

    September 16, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, OPINION

    (Illustration of an F-35 in flight over Lake Martin. AI-generated/AlaDefense.com) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] It might be a hard-to-detect stealth fighter jet,

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  • First Lady, Secretary of Defense to visit Maxwell Air Force Base

    First Lady, Secretary of Defense to visit Maxwell Air Force Base

    September 11, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will travel to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery on Friday and will accompany First Lady

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  • B.L. Harbert chosen for renovations to Barksdale weapons generation facility

    B.L. Harbert chosen for renovations to Barksdale weapons generation facility

    September 11, 2024

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    CONTRACTS

    Barksdale Air Force Base (DOD photo) Birmingham-based B.L. Harbert International LLC, a major defense and civilian contractor developing high-profile projects around the globe,

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  • War Dogs: How WWI led to the Military Working Dog Program

    War Dogs: How WWI led to the Military Working Dog Program

    September 9, 2024

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    ARMY, MARINES

    Editor’s note:  Canine training for service dogs assisting the U.S. military, Homeland Security Agency and law enforcement, among others, is an active research-and-development

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  • Big names don Austal USA’s big stage for USNS Lansing ceremony

    Big names don Austal USA’s big stage for USNS Lansing ceremony

    September 8, 2024

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    NAVY

    Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro (Austal USA photo) By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro,

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  • Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024

    Alabama F-35s participate in Northern Lightning 2024

    August 19, 2024

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    AIR FORCE

    MONTGOMERY – F-35 fighter jets from the Alabama Air National Guard 187th Fighter Wing recently participated in the Northern Lightning training exercise, designed

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  • Austal USA eyes steady growth with new production facility, and more new ships

    Austal USA eyes steady growth with new production facility, and more new ships

    August 17, 2024

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    COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – Austal USA continues to have a productive summer as it works to fulfill multi-ship contracts with the

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  • Alabama readies for a quantum leap, with Huntsville-based Davidson leading the way

    Alabama readies for a quantum leap, with Huntsville-based Davidson leading the way

    August 14, 2024

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

    By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – Quantum computing, a technology combination capable of being superior to and advancing basic artificial intelligence applications, is

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  • Army helicopter instructor killed, student injured in Fort Novosel crash

    Army helicopter instructor killed, student injured in Fort Novosel crash

    August 7, 2024

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    ARMY

    An AH-64 Apache flies over the Fort Novosel post run on April 12, 2024. (Photo by Brittany Trumbull) By Troy Turner [email protected] FORT NOVOSEL,

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  • Army SMD commander supports creation of a space-specialty MOS; a sign of the times

    Army SMD commander supports creation of a space-specialty MOS; a sign of the times

    August 7, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, OPINION

    Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey (U.S. Army photo by Carrie Campbell) ANALYSIS By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – The commanding general of the U.S.

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  • U.S. Air Force chooses Maxwell AFB to host Warrant Officer Training School

    U.S. Air Force chooses Maxwell AFB to host Warrant Officer Training School

    August 1, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – Maxwell Air Force Base, already the hub for much of the U.S. Air Force’s most strategic educational

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  • A battleship, a cruiser and a contest among state troopers

    A battleship, a cruiser and a contest among state troopers

    July 29, 2024

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    NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] It’s unlikely that the World War II sailors who once sailed on the USS Alabama battleship ever envisioned their

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    Huntsville-based IS4S awarded Air Force contract update to provide radio comms system work

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