DECEMBER 24, 2025 – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association held its annual Truckers for Troops® campaign from Nov. 10-16, 2025, the same week as Veterans Day. This annual drive focuses on supporting U.S. troops overseas and veterans back home. The Truckers for Troops program sends care packages to service members, but are short on requests. Anyone who has a … [Read more...]
President Trump Creating New Battleship
DECEMBER 23, 2025 — President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, announced their intent to construct a new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed. The future USS Defiant (BBG 1) will be the first Trump class battleship and will be an unambiguous … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for 2 Boaters
DECEMBER 23, 2025 – The Coast Guard is scheduled to suspend the search for two missing boaters at sunset, Monday, pending the development of new information. Missing are 57-year-old Randall Spivey and 33-year-old Brandon Billmaier. Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched by air and sea covering approximately 6,700 square miles, about the size of the state of … [Read more...]
Man o’ War C-130 Returns for Retirement
DECEMBER 23, 2025 - A military plane named in honor of a famous thoroughbred racehorse has returned to its old Kentucky home for retirement, concluding more than three decades of historic service. Man o’ War, a C-130H Hercules, arrived at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here Sept. 22, ending its final flight after traveling millions of miles around the world in support … [Read more...]
Space Forces Japan Celebrates First Year
DECEMBER 23, 2025 - U.S. Space Forces Japan celebrated its first year of activation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4. As the newest independent service in the War Department and a newly activated component in the Indo-Pacific region, this small but essential team of guardians advances space expertise for Japan and joint partners. U.S. Space Forces Japan is the second … [Read more...]