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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 his military service when he arrived in Huntsville and took command of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in December 2019. He retired effective Jan. 9 after more than 36 years…
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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, will bring more than $1 billion in military-related contracts to the state. The Department of Defense awarded Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA an $868 million contract modification for the design and construction of…
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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 flying training sorties in the skies over Alabama. The 187th Fighter Wing with the Alabama Air National Guard is one of only three Guard units in the nation to be equipped with…
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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 commissioned in 1916. She perhaps became more so when she was sunk, 25 years later in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Although lost, she and her sister…
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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 for upgrades and new construction. The contracts include repair work on littoral combat ships; and the building of at least three Landing Craft Utility vessels, with options for nine more. The Department…
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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 fresh fruits and vegetables. The five-year contract runs from fiscal 2024 through 2029 using defense capital funds approved by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, which is based in Philadelphia. The contract…
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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 University to serve as a feeder school for Auburn’s aviation program. The move continues a relationship between the two campuses that began more than a century ago on the grid iron. Auburn…
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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 in developing new defenses against the weapons. Three of the biggest names among American defense contractors – Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin – recently received new or upgraded contracts that involve…
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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 cyber instructional training and training support services. The contract calls for work locations to be determined with each order, and it carries an estimated completion date of Feb. 18, 2027. The Army’s…
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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 our country, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, in a Veterans Day statement. “To all our troops, veterans, and military families on this Veterans Day: Thank you for all that you…
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Birmingham-based BL Harbert adds Fort Novosel to impressive global resume

November 10, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army tapped BL Harbert International LLC, a Birmingham-based mega-contractor experienced in high-profile government and commercial builds including American embassy, NASA and military jobs, for construction of a training complex at Fort Novosel. Novosel, formerly known as Fort Rucker, is home to Army aviation, with special emphasis on the Army’s…
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Tuskegee Airman gets a promotion, at age 100

November 9, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

AlaDefense.com Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot and pioneer “Top Gun,” James H. Harvey III, at the age of 100 is in the news with a new rank. During halftime of the Army-Air Force football game in Denver on Nov. 4, 2023, Harvey received an honorary promotion to the rank of colonel. It is another in a…
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