Editor’s note: News 5 has replaced a photo on this page with one of the USS Alabama Battleship. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The South Alabama Veterans Council will honor those who serve and have served, and ...

The young women selected will serve as ambassadors for Battleship Memorial Park for the upcoming year, according to a Battleship Memorial Park news release. Each woman will receive a $2,000 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The new leader of one of Mobile’s landmark attractions says he’s ready to bring World War II history to the next generation. Officials at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This year marks 60 years since the USS Alabama opened to the public. The effort to get the Battleship to the Port City was a true community effort. Arriving in the Port City in ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 USS ALABAMA Crewmate program. We are looking for six outstanding young women to serve as ...

Can one seriously argue that a warship prominently on display at a memorial park that is one of the state’s top tourist attractions doesn’t get all the attention it deserves? I can. At least, ...

The battleship USS Alabama was fitted with the experimental SC-2 radar by its captain, who insisted the device be installed at sea instead of in a shipyard. During the Battle of the Philippine Sea, ...

The U.S. Navy will take delivery of new-build battleships, the largest ever built, in an announcement from President Trump in ...

Sitting inside his Grandview, Missouri, home of nearly 75 years, you might not guess that Ben Teevan turned 100 on Tuesday. “Well, I’ll tell you what, I feel pretty darn good, to be honest with you,” ...

The USS McFaul has just arrived in Mobile, and some of its crew members are already talking smack. “I think Mobile needed a little something, something,” said Alexander Punch, a 27-year-old fire ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The South Alabama Veterans Council will honor those who serve and have served, and remember those who have fallen in military service during an Armed Forces Day event at the USS ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The USS Alabama has announced its crewmates for 2025-2026. The young women selected will serve as ambassadors for Battleship Memorial Park for the upcoming year, according to a ...