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TURNER: SPACECOM and submarines mean more to Alabama than just good jobs; mission ready?

March 29, 2026

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Turner: U.S. Space Command serves a critical need in defense of our country, and we should never forget that core mission and the
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UPDATE: SPACECOM HQ in Huntsville will include high-tech Navy input and a ‘resilient, secure network architecture’

March 27, 2026

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An illustration released previously by the Air Force shows one example of what the new Space Command Headquarters in Huntsville could look like.
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Auburn fundraiser seeks to preserve, create exhibit of alum’s World War II bomber artifacts

March 26, 2026

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — Auburn University welcomed its annual Tiger Giving Day this week, and among the dozens of successful fundraisers
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to host 212th anniversary event on Saturday; free admission

March 25, 2026

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By Troy Turner [email protected] It was 212 years ago when Gen. Andrew Jackson led his American infantry troops and Tennessee volunteers into Alabama
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Air Force captain killed in Middle East crash posthumously promoted to major

March 24, 2026

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Capt. Ariana Savino, one of six Air Force crew members killed in a Middle East crash during Operation Epic
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Billionaire donor is linked to GoFundMe account for Auburn alum killed in Middle East crash

March 19, 2026

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AIR FORCE

The dignified transfer of six Air Force service members killed in the Middle East. (Photo/The White House) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN —
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Auburn community, Alabama’s 117th Air Wing mourn the loss of three Air Force personnel with ties to Alabama

March 14, 2026

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AIR FORCE

Capt. Ariana G. Savino Major John “Alex” Klinner, of Trussville and Auburn, Alabama Technical Sargent Ashley B. Pruitt (Photos/117th Air Refueling Wing) By
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A focus pivot from Harvard to Auburn now includes a similar review of Maxwell’s Air War College

March 13, 2026

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Only two weeks after ordering the War Department to cut ties with Harvard University and instead look to schools
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Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing sharpens its combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

March 13, 2026

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AIR FORCE

A Red Tail F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, taxis on the flight line during exercise
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TURNER: U.S. Navy facility coming to the Shoals could open a new chapter for Alabama’s defense industry

March 11, 2026

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COMMENTARY

(The site of a planned U.S. Navy facility in the Shoals area./Courtesy photo) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] The Shoals area in northwest
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The U.S. Coast Guard will use former Birmingham-Southern campus for its newest training center, as Alabama scores another big win

March 4, 2026

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COAST GUARD

(The campus of the former Birmingham-Southern College. Photo/BSC) By Troy Turner [email protected] BIRMINGHAM — The U.S. Coast Guard will be establishing its new
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Alabama Shipyard LLC picks up three U.S. Navy contracts in one day

March 3, 2026

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

Expeditionary sea base vessel USNS Robert E. Simanek (U.S. Navy) By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE — Alabama Shipyard LLC was awarded three U.S.
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TURNER: SPACECOM and submarines mean more to Alabama than just good jobs; mission ready?

UPDATE: SPACECOM HQ in Huntsville will include high-tech Navy input and a ‘resilient, secure network architecture’

Auburn fundraiser seeks to preserve, create exhibit of alum’s World War II bomber artifacts

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to host 212th anniversary event on Saturday; free admission

Air Force captain killed in Middle East crash posthumously promoted to major

Billionaire donor is linked to GoFundMe account for Auburn alum killed in Middle East crash

Auburn community, Alabama’s 117th Air Wing mourn the loss of three Air Force personnel with ties to Alabama

A focus pivot from Harvard to Auburn now includes a similar review of Maxwell’s Air War College

Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing sharpens its combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

TURNER: U.S. Navy facility coming to the Shoals could open a new chapter for Alabama’s defense industry

The U.S. Coast Guard will use former Birmingham-Southern campus for its newest training center, as Alabama scores another big win

Alabama Shipyard LLC picks up three U.S. Navy contracts in one day

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