A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...

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Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...

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The opening of the air war over the Pacific was brutal. Allied pilots found themselves facing an enemy whose fighters ...

Kings and Generals' Pacific War series continues with an in-depth look at Japan’s legendary A6M Mitsubishi Zero, the fighter that shattered Allied air superiority in WWII. Designed by Jiro Horikoshi, ...

Securing Saipan was of critical importance to the U.S.; its airfields would put the Army Air ... the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II ...

Each B-52 flying off from Guam carries over 140 tons of jet fuel, and each F-15 is over five tons. KC-135 tankers fly off with nearly a hundred tons of fuel on board. Guam’s workshops can repair ...

U.S. Navy warships received their first ever over-the-air software updates in combat. In the Red Sea, these upgrades improved ...

The United States Air Force carried out its first “elephant walk” of 2025 at Langley Air Force Base (AFB) in Virginia last month. The surge exercise on January 31 included aircraft from the 1st ...

Japanese fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian spy plane over the waters west of the nation on Tuesday, while a suspected ...

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