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  • TURNER: How did Mobile, Alabama, get dragged into the Trump-Greenland-Denmark row? Well…

    TURNER: How did Mobile, Alabama, get dragged into the Trump-Greenland-Denmark row? Well…

    February 23, 2026

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    COMMENTARY, NAVY

    COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama’s port city found itself in unfamiliar social media territory over the weekend when it became home to

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  • Army Space and Missile Defense Command hosts warfighter forum in Huntsville

    Army Space and Missile Defense Command hosts warfighter forum in Huntsville

    February 20, 2026

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    ARMY

    Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, addresses members of the command’s Air and Missile

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  • Alabamians with disabilities will have opportunity to serve Fort McClellan center

    Alabamians with disabilities will have opportunity to serve Fort McClellan center

    February 18, 2026

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS

    Photo/ADRS By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army awarded Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services a $12.2 million contract for the operation of dining

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  • Alabama plays major role in War Department-FBI joint effort toward UAV threats before World Cup event

    Alabama plays major role in War Department-FBI joint effort toward UAV threats before World Cup event

    February 16, 2026

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    Joint Interagency Task Force 401 director, Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, delivers remarks at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Va., Nov. 25, 2025.

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  • USS Farragut briefly remains open for tours as part of Mobile’s Mardi Gras tradition…but hurry

    USS Farragut briefly remains open for tours as part of Mobile’s Mardi Gras tradition…but hurry

    February 15, 2026

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    NAVY

    MOBILE, Alabama — Although Mobile’s 2026 Mardi Gras weekend celebration has come and gone, the tradition of seeing an active U.S. warship up

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  • Alabama Institute for the Deaf & Blind picks up two major defense contracts

    Alabama Institute for the Deaf & Blind picks up two major defense contracts

    February 14, 2026

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] TALLADEGA, Alabama – The Alabama Institute for the Deaf & Blind (AIDB) has won two major contracts, at nearly

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  • Alabama Shipyard LLC picks up service contract for USNS Joshua Humphreys

    Alabama Shipyard LLC picks up service contract for USNS Joshua Humphreys

    February 9, 2026

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy awarded Alabama Shipyard LLC, based in Mobile, a nearly $15 million contract for routine service work

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  • SPACECOM HQ move gathers steam as more roles come into play

    SPACECOM HQ move gathers steam as more roles come into play

    February 6, 2026

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    (Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, left, SPACECOM commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting (virtual), and members of Alabama’s and Tennessee’s congressional delegations met Tuesday

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  • Alabama companies among 25 competitors invited to first phase of Drone Dominance Program

    Alabama companies among 25 competitors invited to first phase of Drone Dominance Program

    February 4, 2026

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    (Photo: Griffon Aerospace media) By Troy Turner [email protected] The War Department on Tuesday announced the 25 vendors, including three with Alabama ties, invited

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  • PROFILE: Maj. Gen. Terry Grisham climbs the ranks, from Alabama Guardsman to pivotal role for SPACECOM

    PROFILE: Maj. Gen. Terry Grisham climbs the ranks, from Alabama Guardsman to pivotal role for SPACECOM

    February 1, 2026

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    (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn) By Troy Turner [email protected] Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham began his military career

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  • TURNER: America loses one of its last remaining WWII heroes — CIA trailblazer Boody Brown

    TURNER: America loses one of its last remaining WWII heroes — CIA trailblazer Boody Brown

    January 29, 2026

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    COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] OPELIKA, Alabama — Boody was about to turn 98 years old when I met him in 2018, and

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  • 40 Delta: The Army’s window for space ops specialists is open for business

    40 Delta: The Army’s window for space ops specialists is open for business

    January 28, 2026

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army is inviting soldiers to apply now until April 30 for its newest MOS, or military occupational

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