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Remains of Alabama-native World War II flyer finally come home

April 21, 2024

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

By Robert Hammer MHS Communications, DOD Nearly 80 years after being declared missing in action during World War II, Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Henry L. Stevens of Monroe, Alabama, has been identified. Stevens was accounted for on Sept. 15, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, following several recovery missions in Belgium by…
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Space Development Agency, Auburn University form partnership as U.S. Space Force expands in Alabama

April 18, 2024

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CYBERSECURITY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space Force is growing its presence in Alabama by partnering with Auburn University to expand logistical operations of the Space Development Agency. The agency will move some of its offices and personnel into the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, and…
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U.S. Navy calls on Mobile to support fleet’s growth

April 12, 2024

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CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – The U.S. Navy needs more ships, and it needs its existing vessels ready for action. There were 290 battle force ships in the Navy’s fleet at the start of fiscal year 2024, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Naval planners hope to upscale that number to the mid-to-high 300s…
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Maxwell air show featuring the Blue Angels, Golden Knights, draws an estimated 200,000 viewers

April 3, 2024

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

(More photos, details below) By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – Fighter jets, vintage World War II planes, stunt pilots and Miss Alabama with a parachute all filled the skies over Maxwell Air Force Base as organizers said an estimated 200,000 spectators viewed the star-studded Beyond the Horizon Air & Space Show. The U.S. Navy Blue…
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Lockheed Martin’s Alabama operations ramp up military production for U.S., allies

March 28, 2024

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES

By Troy Turner [email protected] Lockheed Martin recently announced a significant increase of production that includes changes at its Alabama facilities in response to U.S. military and global demands for defense industries to fill a widespread need for more weapons and ammunition. Lockheed Martin’s Javelin missile team in Troy, Alabama, for example, has implemented new processes…
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EVENT: USS Alabama Memorial Park to host Easter service

March 27, 2024

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MOBILE — The USS Alabama Memorial Park in Mobile will host its annual Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday (March 31). The service will be presented by Government Street Baptist Church on the grounds in front of the USS ALABAMA. Seating is limited, so organizers suggest guests bring a chair in case needed. The…
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Andrew Jackson’s march into Alabama remembered 210 years later

March 22, 2024

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ARMY

By Troy Turner [email protected] DADEVILLE – Horseshoe Bend National Military Park hosted a variety of events recently to mark the 210th anniversary of the battle fought there that ended the Creek Nation’s rule over much of present-day Alabama and crushed a British ally during the War of 1812. The battle’s results also cleared the way…
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New laser-development project coming to Huntsville

March 19, 2024

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

By Troy Turner [email protected] A Virginia-based company has earned a nearly $63 million contract for work to be performed in Huntsville on the production, integration and sustainment of laser systems and vehicles. “The systems will provide the warfighter with the ability to effectively identify, disarm and clear unexploded ordnance from an airfield while inside the…
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Air Force awards $3.8 billion contract to Huntsville-based joint venture company

March 16, 2024

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a new Huntsville-based joint venture company a massive $3.8 billion contract over a 12-year period to provide test operations, technology development, equipment sustainment and support services for a key U.S. military facility involved in evaluating aircraft, missile and space systems. Beyond New Horizons, LLC, is…
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Maxwell AFB memorial honors Vietnam hero who died on classified mission

March 11, 2024

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AIR FORCE

By Katie Lange, DOD News Many military men and women do heroic things that they can’t get credit for because they’re involved in classified missions. For Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Loy Etchberger, he finally did get credit in the form of the Medal of Honor 42 years after he lost his life saving others…
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Meet Miss America: from Air Force pilot (and Space Camp veteran) to public limelight

March 1, 2024

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AIR FORCE

By Katie Lange, DOD News (More photos below story.) Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh made big plans for herself when she was young, although she never really factored becoming Miss America into that equation. However, after a tough competition in January, Marsh became the first active-duty service member to earn the crown. The 22-year-old U.S.…
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F-35 fighter jets boost Alabama’s $multi-billion defense industry

February 12, 2024

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – Lightning struck this city, and everyone here to watch had spent years looking to the skies waiting on it. “Well y’all, the wait is over,” declared Gov. Kay Ivey. Minutes later, a giant aircraft hangar door slowly began to rise, and there it was: One of the most technologically…
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