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Make Alabama U.S. Space Command headquarters

Dear Secretary Wilson, Gen. Goldfein and Gen. Raymond, recently Gov. Kay Ivey flawlessly welcomed and highly exceptionally hosted Vice President Mike Pence and the National Space Council to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Madam Secretary, congratulations on your unanimous selection as the next president of University of Texas at El Paso. Thank … Continued
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April 9, 2019
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Time to acknowledge the success of Air Force secretary

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson is currently flawlessly leading and exceptionally managing the most lethal Air Force in the world while maintaining overwhelming air dominance and unarguable space superiority. In honor of Women’s History Month, on Thursday, March 7, I drafted a short note to be hand delivered to President Donald Trump when … Continued
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March 22, 2019

Roby: Congress must continue to support F-35 Program

Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, cosponsored a House Resolution recognizing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program as a critical, cutting-edge component of America’s national security efforts that Congress must continue to properly fund and support. Roby is the Co-Chair of the Joint Strike Fighter Caucus which endorsed the House Resolution, released the following statement. … Continued
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March 7, 2019

Governor taps new Alabama Veterans Affairs commissioner

Gov. Kay Ivey has selected retired Rear Adm. W. Kent Davis as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. The State Board of Veterans Affairs settled on Davis as their candidate Jan. 4, but Ivey had to officially offer him the position. Davis, an active duty veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. … Continued
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January 25, 2019

Visitation for Larry Langford will be on Sunday

The family of former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has released the final arrangements for the former mayor. Langford’s body will lie in repose and be available for public visitation at the Bill Harris Arena at CrossPlex, 2337 Bessemer Road in Birmingham on Sunday, January 13 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A funeral mass will … Continued
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January 11, 2019

Woodfin and Sewell remember Larry Langford

Tuesday, former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford died in a Birmingham area hospital. He was 72. Both Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) released statements of condolences on the passing of Langford. “It’s with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Mayor Larry Langford. Our hearts go out to the Langford … Continued
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January 10, 2019
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It’s time to end Veteran’s Day

Forget Veteran’s Day. We need a Veteran’s Month. Every year, as November 11 rolls around, and the parades start slowly marching and the wreaths get laid on graves and everyone seeks out a veteran to thank for their service, I can’t help but think how completely disingenuous it all is. Seriously, it’s noise. Tomorrow, the … Continued
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November 12, 2018

Maxwell receives funding for new air traffic control tower

Wednesday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, announced that Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery will receive $18 million from the Air Force’s Fiscal Year 2019 military construction account for a new air traffic control tower. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, praised the Air Force’s decision to direct $18 million to Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB) … Continued
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November 1, 2018