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Anniston Army Depot worker recalls stories of relative earning the Medal of Honor

April 7, 2026

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ARMY

Medal of Honor recipient Ola L. Mize By Pachari Middleton Anniston Army Depot ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. – David Mize grew up hearing stories about his distant cousin, Ola Lee Mize. Though they never met, he feels like he knows him. “I remember sitting on the porch with my great-uncle Millard playing the banjo and…
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Lockheed Martin facility in Alabama will share in latest contract for Navy/Army hypersonic system

April 2, 2026

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ARMY, CONTRACTS, NAVY

Photo from a 2020 test flight. (U.S. Navy) By Troy Turner [email protected] Lockheed Martin’s Alabama facility in Courtland will be among the company’s plants receiving additional work in an Army and Navy joint project to develop and deploy hypersonic weapons. The Navy announced a new contract modification for Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, with…
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RGNext-Huntsville contract gets a boost for work at Marshall Islands missile test site

March 31, 2026

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Cutshaw) By Troy Turner [email protected] Range Generation Next LLC, which has its primary operational facilities in Huntsville, received a defense contract modification Monday extending a job award total that already is more than a…
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TURNER: SPACECOM and submarines mean more to Alabama than just good jobs; mission ready?

March 29, 2026

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Turner: U.S. Space Command serves a critical need in defense of our country, and we should never forget that core mission and the dedicated service of those filling the role. (Photo/DOD) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] While many in Alabama are busy with local-effect logistics such as jobs and infrastructure regarding the transition of U.S.…
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UPDATE: SPACECOM HQ in Huntsville will include high-tech Navy input and a ‘resilient, secure network architecture’

March 27, 2026

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An illustration released previously by the Air Force shows one example of what the new Space Command Headquarters in Huntsville could look like. (Editor’s note: This story, originally published March 25, 2026, was updated following the full Senate Armed Services Committee briefing held the next day. The additional comments are posted below.) By Troy Turner…
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Auburn fundraiser seeks to preserve, create exhibit of alum’s World War II bomber artifacts

March 26, 2026

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — Auburn University welcomed its annual Tiger Giving Day this week, and among the dozens of successful fundraisers was one to create an exhibit to display the donated artifacts of World War II bomber pilot Edward Taylor. The name of his bomber was “War Eagle.” “Tiger Giving Day is Auburn’s…
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to host 212th anniversary event on Saturday; free admission

March 25, 2026

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By Troy Turner [email protected] It was 212 years ago when Gen. Andrew Jackson led his American infantry troops and Tennessee volunteers into Alabama and what is now Tallapoosa County. Here, he engaged in combat with the Creek Nation warriors who were hostile to white settlers taking their land and had become allies with the British…
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Air Force captain killed in Middle East crash posthumously promoted to major

March 24, 2026

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Capt. Ariana Savino, one of six Air Force crew members killed in a Middle East crash during Operation Epic Fury and one of three who had Alabama connections, was posthumously promoted to the rank of major. The promotion was made effective with a retroactive date of Jan. 23, 2026. The March…
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Billionaire donor is linked to GoFundMe account for Auburn alum killed in Middle East crash

March 19, 2026

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AIR FORCE

The dignified transfer of six Air Force service members killed in the Middle East. (Photo/The White House) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — A prominent billionaire hedge fund manager and investor is mentioned as the likely top contributor who donated $80,000 to lead a GoFundMe campaign for the family of Auburn University alumnus Maj. John…
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Auburn community, Alabama’s 117th Air Wing mourn the loss of three Air Force personnel with ties to Alabama

March 14, 2026

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AIR FORCE

Capt. Ariana G. Savino Major John “Alex” Klinner, of Trussville and Auburn, Alabama Technical Sargent Ashley B. Pruitt (Photos/117th Air Refueling Wing) By Troy Turner [email protected] Three of the six U.S. Air Force crew members killed in Iraq on Thursday had close ties to Alabama and news of their deaths hit hard for the Alabama…
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A focus pivot from Harvard to Auburn now includes a similar review of Maxwell’s Air War College

March 13, 2026

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Only two weeks after ordering the War Department to cut ties with Harvard University and instead look to schools such as Auburn University for better matches to warfighter needs, today the department’s secretary added the military’s own educational institutions to the same type of review process. Included is the Air War…
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Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing sharpens its combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

March 13, 2026

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A Red Tail F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, taxis on the flight line during exercise Sentry South 26-2. T (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Capt Michael Luangkhot) By Capt. Michael Luangkhot 187th Fighter Wing DANNELLY FIELD, Ala.– The 187th Fighter Wing proved its operational capabilities during exercise Sentry…
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Anniston Army Depot worker recalls stories of relative earning the Medal of Honor

Lockheed Martin facility in Alabama will share in latest contract for Navy/Army hypersonic system

RGNext-Huntsville contract gets a boost for work at Marshall Islands missile test site

TURNER: SPACECOM and submarines mean more to Alabama than just good jobs; mission ready?

UPDATE: SPACECOM HQ in Huntsville will include high-tech Navy input and a ‘resilient, secure network architecture’

Auburn fundraiser seeks to preserve, create exhibit of alum’s World War II bomber artifacts

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to host 212th anniversary event on Saturday; free admission

Air Force captain killed in Middle East crash posthumously promoted to major

Billionaire donor is linked to GoFundMe account for Auburn alum killed in Middle East crash

Auburn community, Alabama’s 117th Air Wing mourn the loss of three Air Force personnel with ties to Alabama

A focus pivot from Harvard to Auburn now includes a similar review of Maxwell’s Air War College

Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing sharpens its combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

Maxwell AFB expands storm-spotters training to improve weather preparedness; will include families, civilians

Lockheed Martin releases its quarterly Top 10 innovations list, and Alabama fills the top two spots

Auburn cybersecurity expert tells Congress that relying on defense isn’t enough in cyber warfare

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