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  • Huntsville-based Victory Solutions picks up $75 million contract for unique radar vessel

    Huntsville-based Victory Solutions picks up $75 million contract for unique radar vessel

    October 31, 2024

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Victory Solutions Inc., a Huntsville-based company providing a variety of technical, cyber, engineering and communications services to clients such […]

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  • Rapper MC Hammer served in the Navy, and his stage name has an Alabama connection

    Rapper MC Hammer served in the Navy, and his stage name has an Alabama connection

    October 26, 2024

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    NAVY

    Editor’s note: This story is part of a series by the Department of Defense highlighting famous sports stars and entertainers who served in […]

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  • These 17-year-old twins get an early start in Alabama National Guard

    These 17-year-old twins get an early start in Alabama National Guard

    October 24, 2024

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    ARMY

    By Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn Alabama National Guard Meet Pvt. Ciara Fells and Pvt. Asalyn Fells (L-R in photo), identical twins and newly […]

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  • Huntsville company tasked with assisting in UAS-defense development

    Huntsville company tasked with assisting in UAS-defense development

    October 17, 2024

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    CONTRACTS, MARINES

    (Top: AI-generated image/AlaDefense.com; Bottom: DOD file photo) By Troy Turner [email protected] The Department of Defense and U.S. Navy awarded Invariant Corp., based in […]

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  • Report: Alabama ranks among the top 15 states in defense spending

    Report: Alabama ranks among the top 15 states in defense spending

    October 16, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Lockheed Martin was Alabama’s top defense contractor in 2023, bringing the state more than $1.1 billion in Department of […]

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  • Auburn University celebrates ‘Hey Day,’ a tradition linked to post-World War II

    Auburn University celebrates ‘Hey Day,’ a tradition linked to post-World War II

    October 16, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

    By Clint Richardson auburnuniforms.com Special to AlaDefense.com AUBURN — “Hey!” Yeah, that’s about it. But it’s still more than that. The tradition of […]

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  • Birmingham-based 117th Air Refueling Wing selected as finalist for new aircraft

    Birmingham-based 117th Air Refueling Wing selected as finalist for new aircraft

    October 14, 2024

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    AIR FORCE

    U.S. Air Force F-16C Falcons from the 187th Fighter Wing, Montgomery, are refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, […]

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  • Navy helicopters, personnel relocate to Maxwell AFB during Hurricane Milton

    Navy helicopters, personnel relocate to Maxwell AFB during Hurricane Milton

    October 10, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, NAVY

    From Public Affairs Air University & 42d Air Base Wing MONTGOMERY — 26 U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawks and approximately 200 personnel from Naval Station […]

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  • Maxwell AFB turned into massive staging area for Hurricane Helene disaster relief

    Maxwell AFB turned into massive staging area for Hurricane Helene disaster relief

    October 2, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery is playing a major role as a FEMA staging area for tons of […]

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  • Air Force awards $89 million contract for work in Madison to support F-16 program

    Air Force awards $89 million contract for work in Madison to support F-16 program

    September 21, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a Texas-based company doing business in Madison, Alabama, as International Enterprises Inc. an […]

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  • Navy: Mobile region could gain 2,000 new jobs as Alabama shipbuilder Austal USA is tapped for submarine expansion program

    Navy: Mobile region could gain 2,000 new jobs as Alabama shipbuilder Austal USA is tapped for submarine expansion program

    September 20, 2024

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] Navy and local officials say 2,000 new jobs could be created in the Mobile region over the next four […]

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  • Alabama Shipyard wins contract to service Army’s largest dredge ship

    Alabama Shipyard wins contract to service Army’s largest dredge ship

    September 18, 2024

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    ARMY, COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, NAVY

    Alabama Shipyard LLC, based in Mobile, was awarded an $11.5 million contract to drydock and repair the Dredge Wheeler, which is the largest […]

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