Tag: MILITARY

Alabama’s public schools would be required to designate a day for military recruiters to voluntarily administer the military aptitude test to students on state public K-12 school campuses.

An aviation mishap left two Fort Rucker crew members of an Apache helicopter injured early Thursday.

Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags lowered in honor of the three fallen from the 99th Air Refueling Squadron of the 117th Air Refueling Wing located at Sumpter Smith Joint Air National Guard Base in Birmingham.

On Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a major update to military civilian college programs, identifying Auburn University as a potential new partner institution.  

To deliberately plant seeds of doubt in the minds of our warriors is not only seditious in spirit but treasonous in temperance. Those responsible must be made examples of for their dalliances and destruction of good order and discipline.

Gun control laws continue to fail. And where gun control laws make the least amount of sense are on U.S. military installations.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently announced 21 Alabamians had accepted their appointment to a U.S. service academy. 

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, who chairs the Alabama Military Stability Commission, said on Tuesday that a package of twelve bills approved by the Legislature during the 2025 regular session will help ensure that Alabama remains the nation’s friendliest and most welcoming for active service members, veterans, and their dependents.

The Alabama National Guard has already met its recruiting goals halfway through the 2025 fiscal year.

Hegseth said his focus would be on individual soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving under him. It was a breath of fresh air. Young men and women who volunteer to go to hard places and do hard things while serving in uniform deserve a leader that has their backs.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) recently applauded the state of Alabama for its newly signed legislation that exempts troops from paying state income tax while deployed or mobilized

Lt. Gov.  Will Ainsworth applauded on Monday the legislature passing and Gov. Kay Ivey signing into law a package of 10 pro-military bills during the 2024 regular session. 

Let us honor our fallen soldiers this Memorial Day by keeping high the very standards that have made America great.

The Association of the U.S. Army will host its annual global symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville Monday through Wednesday evening.

Veterans in Baldwin County are invited to come out to the John F. Rhodes Civic Center in Bay Minette Friday for a job expo.

During a Thursday appearance on "The Next Round Live," Auburn legend and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley met with University of Alabama starting quarterback Jalen Milroe's parents and delivered a big surprise.

The U.S. Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday remembering three service members killed in a terrorist attack at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola in 2019, including one from Enterprise.

Alabama Veteran is celebrating a large donation from the Tommy Tuberville Foundation. The president of the non-profit organization said the donation along with multiple partnerships will make a big difference for veterans trying to get their feet on the ground.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) plans to call Senate Democratic leadership’s bluff on Wednesday by calling for the individual confirmation of a Marine Corps Commandant while maintaining his hold on all military confirmations over the new Department of Defense abortion policy.

He’s a good boy. A good man. A fine soldier. And that is why I thanked a perfect stranger for his service to our country.

Over 5,000 veterans signed a letter voicing support for U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) hold on military promotions to combat a U.S. Department of Defense policy that financially facilitates abortions.

“This bill prioritizes a strong national defense, military readiness, and service members' needs over Biden's far-left, woke agenda at the Department of Defense."

State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) insisted upon the necessity of the recently-signed Property Protection Act (PPA), which prohibits certain foreign governments from purchasing land in Alabama after a Chinese jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. aircraft over the Taiwan Strait. 

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined renowned neurosurgeon and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on his podcast on Monday to discuss his hold on military promotions to combat a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) policy that provides funding for abortions.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) took to Twitter to cite concerns about the U.S. military’s ability to recruit due it its “going WOKE.”

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has joined a bill to reinstate military servicemembers who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday set aside to honor U.S. military veterans. Today, 1819 News spotlights eight of these heroes.