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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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DOD launches new online site to celebrate, assist veterans and military families

November 2, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

The Department of Defense has launched Military OneSource, a new, easily accessible online site as part of the department’s recognition of November as the month celebrating the sacrifices and contributions of service members, veterans and military families. Military OneSource is a gateway to programs and services that support the everyday needs of the more than 4.6…
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WW I sailor, Alabama native on USS Cassin gave his life to save others; earned Medal of Honor

October 17, 2023

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NAVY

Navy Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Osmond Ingram Oct. 16, 2023 | By Katie Lange , DOD News When a torpedo came toward Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Osmond Kelly Ingram’s ship in World War I, he knew he had to do whatever he could to save lives. Ingram couldn’t keep the ship from being hit, but he did…
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Fort Rucker was renamed Fort Novosel; here’s the heroic story behind its new namesake

October 2, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

Editor’s note: Fort Novosel, previously known as Fort Rucker, is located in Dale County, Alabama, and serves as the home of U.S. Army aviation. It was renamed in 2023, and the following story shares about its Medal of Honor hero namesake. ***** By Katie Lange DOD News Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Joseph Novosel Sr.…
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Alabama ranks 12th in DOD’s latest spending report, and it’s a shipbuilder topping the list

September 26, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama’s leading defense contractor in fiscal year 2022 Department of Defense spending isn’t either of the longtime industry giants Northrop Grumman, Boeing or Lockheed Martin, but a company that wasn’t even on the state’s Top 10 list just two years ago. International shipbuilder Austal, or specifically its Austal USA shipyard located…
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Huntsville company tapped for cybersecurity services to intelligence agency

September 26, 2023

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CYBERSECURITY, MARINES

The Department of Defense has announced an $86 million contract for a Huntsville-based company to provide cybersecurity support services to one of its intelligence agencies. Agile Decision Sciences LLC, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to provide services for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The work will be performed…
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Alabama played a major role in destruction of chemical weapons stockpile

September 9, 2023

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ARMY

Related link: National Public Radio interview with journalist Troy Turner: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1418277 By Troy Turner Editor-in-chief [email protected] It was 20 years ago on Aug. 9, 2003, when the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility began destruction of more than 7 percent of the U.S. military’s chemical weapons stockpile. That’s how much of the military’s chemical arsenal was…
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The day weapons of mass destruction became lost in a cluster

September 8, 2023

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ARMY, OPINION

Troy Turner is editor-in-chief and senior consultant for AlaDefense.com. IT WAS, WHEN THE NEWS FIRST became public, a strangely quiet and subdued announcement, and somewhat ironic. Several days prior, an ongoing media frenzy began and remained in full feast mode as news organizations during the short-staffed July Fourth holiday week desperately scratched for anything to…
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Popular songwriter Jimmy Buffett donated aircraft to the USS Alabama battleship park

September 4, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Much has been made of the late Jimmy Buffett’s ties to Alabama, including his brief time as a student at Auburn University, notable concerts that included the University of Alabama, and of course the beloved songwriter’s admired lifestyle along the Gulf Coast and beaches around the world, highlighted by his song…
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