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Christmas 1941 was little different for most Americans from that of the previous year, despite the calamity of Pearl Harbor only weeks before. Both coasts had begun to post antiaircraft guns — some obsolete, others wooden fakes, only there for spurious confidence. Sentries, often bearing 1918-vintage rifles, were seen at railway stations and armaments factories. And anxiety about Japanese air raids had resulted in the relocation of the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl from Pasadena, California, to Durham, North Carolina, where Duke would play Oregon State.Yet shops everywhere burgeoned with holiday goods; Christmas trees were plentiful; and in the traditional…

An independent government watchdog found major issues in the way the U.S. Navy conducts fire safety prevention and contractor oversight for ships during maintenance periods.Staffing shortages and ineffective tools for ensuring contractors comply with fire safety standards are the biggest hurdles for future fire risk aboard Navy ships, the Government Accountability Office warned in a Dec. 17 report.Without addressing these issues, the service “risks creating an environment where unaccounted-for risks can accumulate in a manner that creates hazardous situations,” the report stated. Between May 2008 and July 2020, there were 15 major fire incidents aboard Navy ships, thirteen of which…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. My four-year-old Labrador had been on dove duty for a full week. Hatchet would mark and retrieve mourning doves shot in the decoys, but mostly he was locating birds eager shooters had sailed among the scorched sunflowers and crispy ragweed. The oppressive heat made finding them that much harder. This went on for several days. The skin around Hatchet’s eyes swelled and itched and bled. He scratched and rubbed them, compounding the problem. My dog looked less like a yellow Lab…

China’s military is capable of directly threatening the security of Americans, the Pentagon warned in a new assessment released Tuesday, as Beijing moves to accelerate the growth of its nuclear arsenal and aircraft carrier fleet.The Department of Defense’s latest annual report on the People’s Liberation Army described China’s recent buildup as “historic.” It estimates that China will add six aircraft carriers by 2035, bringing its fleet to nine, just behind America’s 11. And while China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads remained in the “low 600s” at the end of 2024, “reflecting a slower rate of production when compared to previous years,”…

An Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard troops near the White House was charged this week in U.S. District Court with federal counts in connection with the Nov. 26 ambush. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was issued new charges of transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to commit an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, as well as transporting a stolen firearm in interstate commerce, according to a Justice Department release issued Tuesday. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in the shooting, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was critically wounded. “The…

Shares of warship builder Huntington Ingalls Industries rose in premarket trading and are on track for the largest annual gain in 12 years, driven by news of President Trump’s continued push to rebuild the U.S. Navy. HII gained 5% on Monday and another 5% in premarket trading early Tuesday after President Trump announced a plan on Monday evening to build two new “Trump-class” battleships, to acquire 20-25 of these ships in the coming years. Here are critical details about Trump’s major announcement Monday evening (courtesy of Goldman analyst Noah Poponak): Trump-class battleships. On December 22, 2025 President Trump announced that he had…

On a snowy night in December 1955 at the height of the Cold War, a red hotline rang ominously in the combat operations center at Continental Air Command, predecessor of North American Aerospace Defense Command, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The private phone to Washington, D.C., was only to be used in the event of a national emergency — think DEFCON 1 with nuclear missiles and Soviet bombers flying over the North Pole.The watch commander that night, Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, answered the phone with appropriate gravitas. Expecting to hear unspeakable news of pending global annihilation from a four-star general,…

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Charles Appleton Longfellow was the oldest child of American poet and writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A dramatized version of Charley’s story was recently made into the movie “I Heard the Bells,” but the true story behind the origins of the Christmastime poem-turned-song is just as, if not more, interesting.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army. But in 1863, at the age of 18, Charley ran away from home and enlisted in the 1st Massachusetts Artillery. He informed his father of his decision in a letter mailed from Portland, Maine. “I have tried…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. In the past couple years suppressors, or silencers, have boomed in popularity, and more people than ever are experiencing their benefits. The market has exploded with both consumer knowledge and product quality growing by leaps and bounds. However, lots of folks, maybe you, are shopping for your first suppressor now. That’s in part because the elimination of the $200 NFA tax on January 1, 2026 has softened the relatively intimidating red tape for silencer ownership. If you’re among those planning to take the plunge,…

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This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News under the title: China Warns Japan Nuclear Weapons Pursuit Would “Bring Disaster to the World” After Official Floats Acquiring Nukes A senior Japanese official’s suggestion of acquiring nuclear weapons sparked regional condemnation. China warned this would bring disaster and accused Japan of failing to reflect on its wartime past. Other neighbors like North Korea and Russia also issued sharp warnings against Japanese nuclear armament. The Japanese government quickly reaffirmed its commitment to its non-nuclear principles domestically. The incident reveals a growing undercurrent of debate in Japan over its security…

The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year, launching another federal deployment in the city at the same time that an immigration crackdown led by Border Patrol is underway.Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday that Guard members, as they have in other deployments in large cities, will be tasked with supporting federal law enforcement partners, including the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. Parnell added that the National Guard troops will be deployed through February.Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, praised President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete…

A Pentagon inspector general report released last week concluded that the Department of Defense did not properly track significant portions of the $13.4 billion in military aid sent to support Israel following Hamas’ deadly attack on Oct. 7, 2023.As of November 2024, the Pentagon maintained records for only 44% of the defense articles subject to enhanced monitoring, the report found, down from 69% before the war in Gaza began. Investigators said the oversight gaps were driven by staffing constraints and changes in the operational environment in Israel, and warned that such lapses increase the risk of sensitive U.S. weapons technology…

The rumor began as an ember. But such scuttlebutt, spread among the dense fog blanketing smoke pits and fanned by whispers of the E-4 Mafia and Lance Corporal Underground, is prone to sparking. In mere moments, the falsehood became a conflagration of indisputable fact: Beloved pop icon Jennifer Lopez had passed away. Marines deployed to far-flung theaters during the early years of the global war on terror were crushed. Forget the anxiety of imminent combat, the heat, the intestinal issues stemming from MREs and the ammo crate toilets bearing the brunt of the fallout. To hell with the micromanagement of…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. With the ongoing tariff uncertainty and scarcity of some materials, the duck load world is in a bit of turmoil. Sure, you can still grab a box of cheap steel loads anywhere you like. But for a lot of smaller ammo makers who are turning out denser-than-steel loads, availability has become an issue.  Then there’s the matter of price, which is wildly variable based on the brand and pellet material. For example, a cheap steel load will cost about $20 per box, while the…