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On September 15th, 1944, the U.S. 1st Marine Division landed on the island of Peleliu, expecting a short, brutal assault to ...

In the middle of World War II, the United States faced a brutal problem in the Pacific: how to defeat Japan’s strongest ...

The USS Saufley served in many WWII missions, conducting anti-shipping sweeps, escorting reinforcements, and providing shore ...

The campaign began on June 3 and 4, 1942, when Japanese aircraft launched air attacks against the U.S. naval base at Dutch ...

World War II veteran and local resident, Ernest “Ernie” Zubalik, turns 100 years old on Monday. Ernest Zubalik grew up in ...

I have a photo of my father, sitting on a log on a beach somewhere in the South Pacific during World War II. Herman Kogan was ...

The United States is expanding "air corridors" that will deliver combat power to China's doorstep in a future conflict.

Cavallini was a Marine and served as an infantry platoon commander during the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he was injured and received the Purple Heart at the age of 21.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle is once again on sale for $50 off at Amazon, Target, and Best Buy. Normally $500, the console bundle is discounted to $450 as a last-minute holiday deal.

The War Between the Land and the Sea Season 2 has not been officially renewed as of Monday, December 22, 2025, and there is also no official cancellation. The five-part Doctor Who spin-off was ...

South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of US President Donald Trump to do just that. Having Seoul become the seventh country in the world operating ...