Mobile native, Auburn grad selected to be next secretary of defense
Austin would become the first Black person to lead the Pentagon if he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Defense Department
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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