Military Friendly Corporations

• Lockheed Martin — Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville — Top 10 Military Friendly Employer 23 years in a row 
• BAE Systems, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, Boeing — Large presence in Eglin AFB / Space Coast area
• Harris Corporation (now L3Harris) — Named Top 100 Military Friendly Employers 

• Walt Disney Parks & Resorts (Disney Military) — Orlando — Runs its own veteran hiring pipeline, major Paychecks for Patriots partner 
• Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, Ritz-Carlton / Marriott, Omni Hotels & Resorts — All regular participants in statewide veteran hiring fairs 

• Publix Super Markets — HQ Lakeland — Ranked #37 Indeed Top-Rated for Veterans and #38 on Forbes Best Employers for Veterans 
• Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, Best Buy, CVS, Dollar General, Cracker Barrel — All listed as Paychecks for Patriots employers with veteran preference programs 
• Amazon, Auto-Owners Insurance — Also top employers of Florida veterans 

• Ryder System — Miami HQ — Fortune Admired and Forbes Best for Veterans, known for veteran hiring 
• Penske Truck Leasing, J.B. Hunt, Schneider, CSX / BNSF Railway, Lockheed Martin Logistics — Penske is VIQTORY Military Friendly Employer 

• AdventHealth, HCA Florida, UF Health Central Florida, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Lakeland Regional Health, Johns Hopkins All Children's — All active in veteran hiring fairs and flagged as military-friendly health systems 

• USAA, State Farm, Travelers, AT&T, Wells Fargo, Allstate — USAA and Home Depot have been Military Friendly every year since the list started 

• Paychecks for Patriots — Statewide hiring initiative run by FloridaCommerce & CareerSource Florida — 18+ locations + virtual fairs each November with exclusive military-only hours, connecting you directly to the employers above 

1. Defense, Aerospace & Aviation — HQ'd or huge in Alabama

• Lockheed Martin — Huntsville — 2,600+ employees in AL, 35%+ veterans, new Missile Defense Lab
• Airbus Americas — Mobile — A320/A220 Final Assembly Line, 1,000+ employees, partnered with Lockheed on LMXT tanker
• Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Teledyne Brown, Sikorsky — All listed by ALDOT as active aerospace/defense employers in the state
• BAE Systems, SAIC, Leidos, Dynetics

2. Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing

• Mercedes-Benz US International, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda-Toyota — All have SkillBridge and veteran apprenticeship programs
• Stryten Energy — Columbus, GA / Alabama region — 2026 Military Friendly® Employer, actively recruits veterans for manufacturing
• Airbus Helicopters, Austal USA — Mobile shipbuilding — major Navy employer

3. Banking, Insurance & Corporate HQ

• Regions Bank — Birmingham HQ — 2026 Military Friendly® Employer Silver designation 
• Alabama Power / Southern Company — Birmingham HQ — Ranked No. 1 in the US on 2025 Military Times Best for Vets: Employers, runs SkillBridge partnerships 
• Protective Life, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama

4. National Military Friendly Companies with Large Alabama Footprint

• Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, Amazon, AT&T, Wells Fargo, CVS, Cracker Barrel, Dollar General — All participate in Alabama Career Center veteran hiring events
• Lockheed Martin, BNSF Railway, Cintas, Schneider, Southwest Airlines — Have been Military Friendly for 19+ years

5. Alabama-Specific Programs

• Alabama Power SkillBridge Program — Alabama Power says SkillBridge lets employers tap highly skilled transitioning service members and market as "employer of choice" 
• Alabama Career Centers / Paychecks for Patriots Alabama — Same model as Florida, with Huntsville and Mobile being the largest fairs.