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  • 12 military innovations that are now everyday parts of society

    12 military innovations that are now everyday parts of society

    December 24, 2025

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    By Katie Lange Pentagon News Every morning, many of us scour the internet on our phones for a bit before popping some breakfast

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  • Senate confirms next commanding general for Army Space & Missile Defense Command

    Senate confirms next commanding general for Army Space & Missile Defense Command

    December 21, 2025

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    ARMY

    By Jason Cutshaw U.S. Army SMDC REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for

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  • Horseshoe Bend National Military Park reopens tour road, trails, after tornado

    Horseshoe Bend National Military Park reopens tour road, trails, after tornado

    December 18, 2025

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    By Troy Turner [email protected] DAVISTON — Horseshoe Bend National Military Park has reopened its main tour road and portions of its eastern trail

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  • Navy’s USNS Comfort hospital ship slated for return to Mobile

    Navy’s USNS Comfort hospital ship slated for return to Mobile

    December 17, 2025

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    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has awarded Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, a $16.7 million contract for a 102-calendar day shipyard availability

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  • Waterman Transport nets new contract for cargo transport across the Pacific

    Waterman Transport nets new contract for cargo transport across the Pacific

    December 16, 2025

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has awarded Waterman Transport Inc., based in Mobile, an almost $9.5 million contract for the chartered

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  • U.S. Space Command arrives in Alabama, along with secretary of war, congressional delegation… and a bold mission

    U.S. Space Command arrives in Alabama, along with secretary of war, congressional delegation… and a bold mission

    December 12, 2025

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    By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – It was quite the week for this north Alabama city region. And then some. The biggest surprise

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  • Austal USA hosts ceremony for future Coast Guard cutter Pickering

    Austal USA hosts ceremony for future Coast Guard cutter Pickering

    December 8, 2025

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    COAST GUARD

    Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, speaks during Monday’s ceremony. (Austal USA) MOBILE – Austal USA hosted a keel-laying

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  • SPECIAL REPORT: Alabama climbs into Top 10 for U.S. defense state-by-state spending, attracting $17 billion

    SPECIAL REPORT: Alabama climbs into Top 10 for U.S. defense state-by-state spending, attracting $17 billion

    December 6, 2025

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    By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama’s military and defense industry contributions to the nation’s security in Fiscal Year 2024 hit new heights in attracting

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  • Lockheed Martin continues its growth in Alabama with new hypersonics lab in Huntsville

    Lockheed Martin continues its growth in Alabama with new hypersonics lab in Huntsville

    December 3, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, SPACE FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Lockheed Martin announced today that it has opened a Hypersonics System Integration Lab at its Huntsville campus, representing a $17.1 million

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  • Army aviation soldiers begin training with Stalker UAS at Fort Rucker

    Army aviation soldiers begin training with Stalker UAS at Fort Rucker

    December 1, 2025

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    Army Sgt. Joshua Capers attaches a payload to the VXE30 Stalker during training with an uncrewed aircraft system at Fort Rucker, Ala., Nov.

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  • What is the Army’s ‘Janus Program,’ and why does it matter so much to Alabama?

    What is the Army’s ‘Janus Program,’ and why does it matter so much to Alabama?

    November 25, 2025

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    By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama’s entire delegation joined forces in a bipartisan letter sent today to Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll with

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  • Alabama’s 117th Intelligence Squadron provides world-class intel operations

    Alabama’s 117th Intelligence Squadron provides world-class intel operations

    November 24, 2025

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    AIR FORCE, MARINES

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Lando, a cyber system operator with the 117th Intelligence Squadron, 117th Air Refueling Wing, checks connections and

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