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  • Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Rogers, an Auburn alum, to be honored with national Marshall Award

    Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Rogers, an Auburn alum, to be honored with national Marshall Award

    March 11, 2025

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    CYBERSECURITY, NAVY

    Auburn University press release Retired Navy Admiral Mike Rogers, who earned his business degree in personnel management and industrial relations from Auburn University […]

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  • Air Force awards Tyonek a $98 million contract for cyber training; $46 million in support of C-130 fleet

    Air Force awards Tyonek a $98 million contract for cyber training; $46 million in support of C-130 fleet

    March 5, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] MADISON, Alabama — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Tyonek Technical Services LLC, via its Madison site, a $98 […]

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  • TURNER:  Keep politics out of the military, and give Hal Moore the Medal of Honor; he earned it

    TURNER:  Keep politics out of the military, and give Hal Moore the Medal of Honor; he earned it

    March 3, 2025

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    ARMY, COMMENTARY

    COMMENTARY Troy Turner is the editor and senior consultant for AlaDefense.com. <  Fred who? A Google search couldn’t find a single image of […]

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  • Pentagon deploys Stryker brigade, aviation battalion to southern border

    Pentagon deploys Stryker brigade, aviation battalion to southern border

    March 2, 2025

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    ARMY

    Anniston Army Depot plays vital role with Army’s Stryker vehicles Editor’s note: Anniston Army Depot’s Stryker Exchange program, which began in 2012 through […]

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  • ‘Crimson Tide’ actor Gene Hackman served in the Marine Corps

    ‘Crimson Tide’ actor Gene Hackman served in the Marine Corps

    February 27, 2025

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    MARINES, NAVY

    Editor’s note: The following is a file story from the Department of Defense in a series spotlighting well-known entertainers with military experience. It […]

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  • Alabama National Guard medics train for combat during exercises in Germany

    Alabama National Guard medics train for combat during exercises in Germany

    February 24, 2025

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    ARMY

    By: Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn Alabama National Guard For two weeks in Germany, no one saw the sun. Each new bitter morning, the […]

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  • Battle of Iwo Jima: 80 years later, lessons learned

    Battle of Iwo Jima: 80 years later, lessons learned

    February 19, 2025

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    MARINES, NAVY

    (Marines raise the flag on Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. Photo ccurtesy of Joe Rosenthal, via DOD) By David Vergun DOD News The […]

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  • A match made in service: Mississippi Air Guard’s kidney donation finds recipient in Alabama Airman

    A match made in service: Mississippi Air Guard’s kidney donation finds recipient in Alabama Airman

    February 15, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY

    Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Sargent (middle with maroon shirt) and family visit with Master Sgt. Ron Bohl (second from left) and his family […]

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  • Alabama’s 117th Air Refueling Wing returns from Indo-Pacific deployment

    Alabama’s 117th Air Refueling Wing returns from Indo-Pacific deployment

    February 11, 2025

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    AIR FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The Alabama National Guard’s 117th Air Refueling Wing recently returned from a planned deployment in support of the U.S. […]

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  • Navy extends Austal USA contract for work on littoral combat ships

    Navy extends Austal USA contract for work on littoral combat ships

    February 8, 2025

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    Austal USA LLC, based in Mobile, recently received a contract extension with the U.S. Navy to continue “emergent repair and continuous maintenance on the […]

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  • UPDATED LIST: DOD’s contracts with Alabama-linked companies bring $billions in defense spending

    UPDATED LIST: DOD’s contracts with Alabama-linked companies bring $billions in defense spending

    February 7, 2025

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    CONTRACTS

    (Laser warfare development is among the many fields of research taking place in Alabama. DOD photo.) By Troy Turner [email protected] The Department of […]

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  • Audie Murphy: Hero, movie star, veteran

    Audie Murphy: Hero, movie star, veteran

    February 2, 2025

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    ARMY

    Audie Murphy shown relaxing during a 1954 stay at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham. Murphy often toured the nation giving speeches at war […]

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