military

Ingalls Authenticates the Keel of Vessel

A United States Coast Guard ship built at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula will wear the name of an armed forces hero who passed away in 1938 after being involved in an automobile accident. Jazania O’Neal’s grandfather was a United States…

USO Opens New Center at the Seabee Base

As the USO wraps up its 75th year of service to our nation’s military and their families, they celebrate the opening of their new facility at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport. This new location will give hundreds of…

Unattended Veterans Service in Biloxi

Today the Biloxi National Cemetery was the site for the first of their monthly direct services. A direct service is a special ceremony that is open to the public and will be held to honor deceased veterans that have no…

A Taste of Home for Service Members

Dozens of men and women serving our country aren’t able to spend the holidays with their families. An annual tradition at the Seabee Base in Gulfport aims to help military personnel feel closer to home by providing them with a…

Sweet Treats for Military

Dozens of military personnel won’t be able to go home for the holidays or spend Christmas around family. That’s why the Seabee Base in Gulfport is continuing its annual “Taste of Home” tradition. Dozens of people in the community and…

Holiday Cards for Recovering Soldiers

Some soldiers who can’t be with their families on Christmas will soon receive some homemade cards from a group of students at D’Iberville Middle School. The fourth graders have been working all week on Christmas cards for recovering soldiers at…

Veterans Memorial at the D’Iberville Town Green

The City of D’Iberville honored local veterans with the debut of a new memorial. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us to Town Green for a look at today’s groundbreaking ceremony. The anniversary of Pearl Harbor is often a time of…

Seabees Remember Pearl Harbor Attack

A commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack was held at the Naval Construction Battalion Center. This especially hit home for the men and women on the Gulfport base. Seabees were created as a direct result…

Pearl Harbor Commemoration Ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base

It’s the day that will live in infamy. Seventy-five years ago the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Dozens gathered outside at Keesler Air Force Base to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Multiple speakers recounted the…

Harrison County Joint Land Use Study

The United States Department of Defense recently approached the City of Gulfport and Harrison County about a joint land use study. The Gulf Regional Planning Committee has teamed up with the Mississippi Development Authority, the Department of Defense, and the…

Christmas in the Park

Keesler Air Force Base kicks off the month of December with Christmas in the Park, a holiday celebration for military members along the Coast. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us from the celebration at Marina Park.

Take A Veteran To School Day St. Martin

While some schools had Veterans Day programs, a couple coast schools invited veterans to spend the day with them. St. Martin middle school invited three veterans to their school today for "Take a veteran to school day" sponsored by cable…

Veterans Day Ceremony at MGCCC Jefferson Davis Campus

Veterans Day was celebrated a day early with a ceremony at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis campus. The Coastal Vibrations Choir kicked off the ceremony by singing the national anthem. Campus leaders, staff, and students gathered around the…

Veterans Breakfast at Gautier High School

Hundreds of veterans were at Gautier High School this morning for the 17th annual Veterans Day Breakfast. There were moments of celebration, silence, and all around respect for the veterans who served our country from the 1940s all the way…

Community Wide Concert of Prayer in Gulfport

We're two days out from Election Day, a very critical time for our country. Churches of all different religions united together to pray for our country's leaders and community inside Harrison Central Gym today. Songs of worship and scripture were…

U.S. Navy Secretary Speaks at Ingalls

Today, Naval Secretary Ray Mabus stopped by Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula to address hundreds of shipbuilders. Mabus tells News 25 he is in the process of visiting several American shipyards to thank those that have allowed him to commission more…

Keesler Celebrates 75 Years in Biloxi

Keesler Air Force Base is celebrating its 75th year on the Gulf Coast. In honor of the occasion, members of the United States military, officials from the City of Biloxi and community leaders from across the Coast gathered for a…

Retiree Appreciation Day at Keesler Air Force Base

Military retirees from across the Gulf Coast are heading to Keesler Air Force Base today for Retiree Appreciation Day. The annual event features more than 30 displays including Keesler Medical Center, Tricare, Base Legal Office, Armed Forces Retirement Home, and…

Southern Strike Distinguished Visitor Day

A few of Mississippi’s top politicians stopped by the Coast today for Southern Strike’s Distinguished Visitor Day. News 25’s Kendra Turley takes us to a ceremony in Gulfport for the culmination of the two week military exercise. The lives of…

South Mississippi Veterans Visit WWII Museum

About 200 veterans from South Mississippi were taken back in time as they paid a visit to the World War II Museum in New Orleans. It’s an event put on every year by Riemann Family Funeral Homes. News 25’s Kristen…

Southern Strike Providing Meals

Military service members need fuel to train and fight. They need nutritional meals to continue the fight where ever they are. For them to eat well, food service specialists prepare four nutritional meals at the Combat Readiness Training Center during…

Veterans Have Flight of a Lifetime

Four U.S. Military Veterans took a flight down memory lane this morning. Thanks to the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation, World War II veterans from the Armed Forces Retirement Home flew in a restored 1940s Boeing-Stearman. Their faces lit up when…