U.S. Marines and sailors landed on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, ultimately capturing it in one of World War II's most significant battles. The fierce fighting resulted in 27 ...

A small detachment of approximately 100 logistics support Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force has started to relocate from Okinawa to Guam, a release from the Marines states. The ...

In the Philippines, Australia and across the Pacific, US defence strategy is pivoting from supremacy to a 'scatter and ...

Pvt. Joe Martinez's actions came during the only World War II battle American and Japanese troops fought in the ice and snow.

It was a strategy similar to those used later on Peleliu, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa ... As Allied forces massed for a larger landing at Kiska Island, on July 28 a Japanese naval force slipped ...

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A Marine Corps helicopter's engine caught fire Friday, forcing its crew to make an emergency landing near Camp Pendleton in Southern California, the service said. The CH-53E Super Stallion-- the ...

Belfast City Airport has been closed after an Aer Lingus plane experienced an emergency incident while landing during strong winds. The runway is expected to reopen today. There were four crew ...