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  • Alabama-based 20th Special Forces commander promoted, given NATO command

    Alabama-based 20th Special Forces commander promoted, given NATO command

    June 3, 2024

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    ARMY

    Brig. Gen. Matthew Valas assumes command at NATO-Sarajevo. (Photo courtesy NHQSa Public Affairs Office) By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – The U.S. Army’s […]

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  • Eight sentenced to federal prison for Anniston Army Depot theft scheme

    Eight sentenced to federal prison for Anniston Army Depot theft scheme

    June 2, 2024

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] ANNISTON – Eight central-Alabama men involved in a theft ring stealing military equipment from Anniston Army Depot and then […]

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  • White House official warns McCrary gathering that cyber threats could get worse; he’s right

    White House official warns McCrary gathering that cyber threats could get worse; he’s right

    May 30, 2024

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    CYBERSECURITY, OPINION

    (Photo courtesy of McCrary Institute) ANALYSIS By Troy Turner [email protected]  WASHINGTON, D.C. – He works in the White House, so he has the […]

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  • Alabama native Hellcat pilot became World War II’s top naval ace

    Alabama native Hellcat pilot became World War II’s top naval ace

    May 27, 2024

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    ARMY, NAVY

    By Katie Lange DOD News Navy Capt. David McCampbell wasn’t just the top naval ace of World War II: He’s considered the service’s all-time […]

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  • Alabama company awarded multi-service contract to produce aircraft landing mats

    Alabama company awarded multi-service contract to produce aircraft landing mats

    May 16, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] ALFAB Inc., a south Alabama company located in Enterprise near Fort Novosel, won a U.S. military contract worth up […]

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  • Alabama Air Guard shows off its F-35s in Sentry Savannah air-to-air combat exercise

    Alabama Air Guard shows off its F-35s in Sentry Savannah air-to-air combat exercise

    May 9, 2024

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    AIR FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] The 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, is participating in Sentry Savannah 2024 and flying in a major […]

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  • Army trainee, 39, from Alabama dies soon after arrival at Fort Jackson

    Army trainee, 39, from Alabama dies soon after arrival at Fort Jackson

    May 3, 2024

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    ARMY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] FORT JACKSON, South Carolina – A 39-year-old Alabama woman and U.S. Army trainee died soon after becoming unresponsive during […]

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  • Auburn airport receives funding for air traffic control tower; Tuskegee airport lands a new mission

    Auburn airport receives funding for air traffic control tower; Tuskegee airport lands a new mission

    April 22, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

    (Officials gathered in Tuskegee to announce a new flight training program coming to a storied field. State of Alabama photo.) By Troy Turner […]

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  • Remains of Alabama-native World War II flyer finally come home

    Remains of Alabama-native World War II flyer finally come home

    April 21, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY

    By Robert Hammer MHS Communications, DOD Nearly 80 years after being declared missing in action during World War II, Army Air Forces Staff […]

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  • Space Development Agency, Auburn University form partnership as U.S. Space Force expands in Alabama

    Space Development Agency, Auburn University form partnership as U.S. Space Force expands in Alabama

    April 18, 2024

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    AIR FORCE, ARMY, CYBERSECURITY, SPACE FORCE

    By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space Force is growing its presence in Alabama by partnering with Auburn University to expand […]

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  • U.S. Navy calls on Mobile to support fleet’s growth

    U.S. Navy calls on Mobile to support fleet’s growth

    April 12, 2024

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    CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

    By Troy Turner [email protected] MOBILE – The U.S. Navy needs more ships, and it needs its existing vessels ready for action. There were […]

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  • Maxwell air show featuring the Blue Angels, Golden Knights, draws an estimated 200,000 viewers

    Maxwell air show featuring the Blue Angels, Golden Knights, draws an estimated 200,000 viewers

    April 3, 2024

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

    (More photos, details below) By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – Fighter jets, vintage World War II planes, stunt pilots and Miss Alabama with […]

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  • USPS recognizes 250 years of Army, Navy, Marine Corps with new stamps

    USPS recognizes 250 years of Army, Navy, Marine Corps with new stamps

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    Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing takes F-35s through first ‘hot turn’ exercise with live munitions

    May 17, 2025
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