Tag: armory

Organization behind Detroit fireworks seeks more time to buy old armory

The Parade Co. will ask Detroit City Council on Tuesday morning for another deadline extension to buy a long-vacant naval armory near Belle Isle, this time in the afterglow of its Ford Fireworks show. The nonprofit organization, which put on the annual fireworks show Monday night in Detroit and also handles the yearly Thanksgiving Day […]

Armory Park to have Veteran’s Memorial dedicated in April

Mar. 30—Emerson McAfee’s years of work will soon be realized, as a monument is set to be dedicated on April 12 at Richmond’s Armory Park. “It’s has taken over two years in finalizing and getting this veteran’s monument completed and installed as the focal point of Richmond’s new city park,” McAfee said. Armory Park is […]

Brushfork National Guard Armory receiving $1.9 million for upgrades

Mar. 28—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — A local West Virginia National Guard armory is among several across the state sharing more than $34 million in military construction funding and $7 million in defense funding secured through the bipartisan appropriations packages passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden, officials […]

Iran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles to its armory

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV reported. The TV said both Talaeieh and Nasir cruise missiles have arrived at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak, some 1,400 kilometers (850 miles) southeast of […]