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  • Can a helicopter safely land after engine failure? Auburn researcher works with Navy to find solutions

    Can a helicopter safely land after engine failure? Auburn researcher works with Navy to find solutions

    July 3, 2024

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    ARMY, COAST GUARD, MARINES, NAVY

    By Joe McAdory Auburn University communications Turbine helicopter engines fail once every 375,000 flight hours according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Which control

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  • Huntsville-based entity to provide additional cybersecurity services to counterintelligence agency

    Huntsville-based entity to provide additional cybersecurity services to counterintelligence agency

    June 27, 2024

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    CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Agile Decision Sciences, a Huntsville-based company under the umbrella of ASRC Federal, will continue to provide cybersecurity services to

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  • Mobile harbor slated to become deeper, wider as military role and commerce trade grow

    Mobile harbor slated to become deeper, wider as military role and commerce trade grow

    June 17, 2024

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    COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded more than $100 million in new contract work to improve Mobile’s

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  • Austal wins Navy contract to build ships supporting antisubmarine mission

    Austal wins Navy contract to build ships supporting antisubmarine mission

    June 17, 2024

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    COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – The U.S. Navy has awarded Alabama-based shipbuilder Austal USA a $516 million contract for continued work on

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  • Alabama-based 20th Special Forces commander promoted, given NATO command

    Alabama-based 20th Special Forces commander promoted, given NATO command

    June 3, 2024

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    ARMY

    Brig. Gen. Matthew Valas assumes command at NATO-Sarajevo. (Photo courtesy NHQSa Public Affairs Office) By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – The U.S. Army’s

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  • Eight sentenced to federal prison for Anniston Army Depot theft scheme

    Eight sentenced to federal prison for Anniston Army Depot theft scheme

    June 2, 2024

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] ANNISTON – Eight central-Alabama men involved in a theft ring stealing military equipment from Anniston Army Depot and then

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  • White House official warns McCrary gathering that cyber threats could get worse; he’s right

    White House official warns McCrary gathering that cyber threats could get worse; he’s right

    May 30, 2024

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    CYBERSECURITY, OPINION

    (Photo courtesy of McCrary Institute) ANALYSIS By Troy Turner [email protected]  WASHINGTON, D.C. – He works in the White House, so he has the

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  • Alabama native Hellcat pilot became World War II’s top naval ace

    Alabama native Hellcat pilot became World War II’s top naval ace

    May 27, 2024

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    ARMY, NAVY

    By Katie Lange DOD News Navy Capt. David McCampbell wasn’t just the top naval ace of World War II: He’s considered the service’s all-time

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  • Alabama company awarded multi-service contract to produce aircraft landing mats

    Alabama company awarded multi-service contract to produce aircraft landing mats

    May 16, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] ALFAB Inc., a south Alabama company located in Enterprise near Fort Novosel, won a U.S. military contract worth up

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  • Alabama Air Guard shows off its F-35s in Sentry Savannah air-to-air combat exercise

    Alabama Air Guard shows off its F-35s in Sentry Savannah air-to-air combat exercise

    May 9, 2024

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    AIR FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, is participating in Sentry Savannah 2024 and flying in a major

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  • Army trainee, 39, from Alabama dies soon after arrival at Fort Jackson

    Army trainee, 39, from Alabama dies soon after arrival at Fort Jackson

    May 3, 2024

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] FORT JACKSON, South Carolina – A 39-year-old Alabama woman and U.S. Army trainee died soon after becoming unresponsive during

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  • Auburn airport receives funding for air traffic control tower; Tuskegee airport lands a new mission

    Auburn airport receives funding for air traffic control tower; Tuskegee airport lands a new mission

    April 22, 2024

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

    (Officials gathered in Tuskegee to announce a new flight training program coming to a storied field. State of Alabama photo.) By Troy Turner

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