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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday March 27, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Air & Space Forces Association Chapter Sponsors Korean War Vet Flight in Korean Warbird
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The Air and Space Forces Association issued the following news release: By Ken Philippart AFA's Tennessee Valley Chapter #335 sponsored a flight in a Korean War-era L-17B for a Korean War veteran on March 8, 2024 at Pryor Field in Tanner, Ala. Duane Hoffman, a 90-year-old Navy veteran who served in the Korean War and a former private pilot, piloted the historic aircraft through a commemorative flight program organized by the AFA Tennessee Valley Chapter, the Co  more

Association of the U.S. Army: Camarillo - Army Adapting to Meet Soldiers' Needs
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: As warfighting innovations advance, a "quiet revolution" is taking place in the Army that promises to change the way the service does business with industry, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said. "Our innovation challenges aren't technical, they really are institutional," Camarillo said March 26 in his keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Hun  more

FFRF Attorney's Ala. Op-Ed Decries Public School Chaplains
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: FFRF Action Fund Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jayne has crafted an op-ed for a major Alabama newspaper calling for a public-school chaplain bill in the state to be voted down. "House Bill 59 would permit chaplains to 'provide support, services, and programs for students' in public schools," he writes for the Montgomery Advertiser. "The chaplains, unlike the bona fide counselors they might repl  more