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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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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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Alabama shipbuilder garners contracts for combat ship repairs, new landing vessels

Forestwood Farm earns multi-million-dollar DoD contract

Marion Military Institute, Auburn University move from the grid iron to the runway

Alabama workers help develop defense against hypersonic missiles

Huntsville’s HigherEchelon Inc. awarded $36 million job for cyber work

Saluting the ‘1% of Americans that protect that other 99%’

Birmingham-based BL Harbert adds Fort Novosel to impressive global resume

Tuskegee Airman gets a promotion, at age 100

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

WW I sailor, Alabama native on USS Cassin gave his life to save others; earned Medal of Honor

Fort Rucker was renamed Fort Novosel; here’s the heroic story behind its new namesake

Alabama ranks 12th in DOD’s latest spending report, and it’s a shipbuilder topping the list

National Park Service, Auburn University to host Horseshoe Bend battle symposium at Pebble Hill

Army enters $10 billion long-term commercial contract for Fort Rucker helicopter training

Air Force awards Torch Technologies nearly $1 billion contract for support services at Eglin AFB

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