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Bradley Byrne, Mo Brooks and Gary Palmer storm impeachment hearing

U.S. Reps. Bradley Byrne, Mo Brooks and Gary Palmer of Alabama joined a group of more than two dozen House Republicans who stormed a closed-door impeachment hearing Wednesday, putting an end to the deposition of a top Defense Department official. Byrne in a video he tweeted afterward said he’d just come from a room “where … Continued

October 23, 2019

The F-35 versus the F-15x

In July 1972, the F-15 fighter jet flew for the first time. The F-15 was the American military’s answer to the Soviet block’s mighty Mig-25 and incorporated all the lessons learned in the Vietnam War. The F-15 rapidly replaced the 1950s designed F-4 Phantom as the U.S. Air Force’s dominant air superiority fighter. Also in … Continued

April 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

March 7, 2019

Brooks voices support for Trump’s call for the creation of a space force

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter After President Donald J. Trump (R) called for the possible creation of a space force, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, praised the president’s remarks. Trump made the comment while speaking at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. “I applaud President Trump for calling for the … Continued

March 15, 2018

US Army Reserve Lt. Colonel sentenced to 4 years in prison for supplying Chinese-made gear to Army

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Army Reserves Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Lamar Burnett was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to forfeit $4.4 million to the government for fraudulently supplying hundreds of thousands of Chinese-produced baseball caps and backpacks to the Army Recruiting Command and passing them off as American-made products, in violation … Continued

November 29, 2017

Austal Christens USNS Carson City

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, January 16, Austal celebrated the christening of Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Carson City (EPF 7) with a ceremony at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile. The USNS Carson City is the seventh of 10 Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels (EPF) (formerly known as joint high speed vessels (JHSV)), that Austal … Continued

January 26, 2016

Austal Awarded $52 million Contract For Engineering and Design Work to Upgrade LCS Fleet

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 22, Austal USA announced that it has been awarded a contract for $51,684,797 to its 10-ship $3.5 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract for the US Navy. This contract modification is expected to increase to $198,385,545 over three years if options are exercised. This work includes … Continued

December 24, 2015

Roby Supports Defense Bill With Less Cuts

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. has been drastically cutting our Defense capabilities over the last several years anticipating a more peaceful planet following the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Reality on the ground however indicates that peace is not likely in our future as ISIS has invaded Iraq and the Taliban is still … Continued

December 9, 2014

Brooks Supports Department of Defense Appropriations Act that Passed House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week, Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville voted in favor of H.R. 2397 the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which successfully passed the House. Congressman Brooks said in a written statement, “I am pleased to support H.R. 2397 the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which passed the House … Continued

August 2, 2013