After four years of intense fighting in the Pacific, American forces decided they would need airfields nearby to Japan in order to invade the country and hasten an end to the conflict. To achieve this ...

In the spring of 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima unfolded as one of the Pacific War’s most brutal clashes, pitting U.S. Marines ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in ...

Maduro is no saint, Venezuela’s geography and porous borders make it a transit hub for drug trafficking, some of which likely ...

Frank S. Wright being promoted from corporal to honorary sergeant on Aug. 31, 2025. (Sgt. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen/Marine Corps) At just 16, Frank S. Wright lied about his age to enlist in the U.S.

The annual John Basilone parade in Raritan Borough honors the decorated World War II Marine hero. It returns in 2025 after controversy.

The newly renamed War Department is on the offensive against illegal immigrants, drug cartels, and urban crime.

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after a 1,000-pound bomb was discovered by construction workers on the ...

Leighton Willhite was a 19-year-old Marine corporal when he landed on Iwo Jima in 1945 as part of the battle’s opening ...

In a potential war with either Nicolas Maduro’s military and/or Venezuela’s massive, powerful drug cartels, the USS Iwo Jima would be instrumental in multi-phased operations. Amid escalating tensions ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.