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Remembering Saipan: The battle that reshaped the Pacific
The legacy of the Battle of Saipan endures 80 years on, as the island once again emerges as a strategic front in the Pacific.
By Cleo Paskal
US carrier sails into disputed South China Sea waters amid new flare-ups
A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America's military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and three rival claimant states.
Stryker troops prepped the first Filipino BCT before going to fight Abu Sayyaf militants
U.S. soldiers helped prepare Filipino troops before they deployed to the turbulent southern province of Sulu where ISIS-aligned militants are active.
By Kyle Rempfer
Looking for friends: Green Berets are busy in China’s backyard
From kickstarting a new Mongolian trainer force to training with Philippine troops to retake islands in the South China Sea, 1st Group has been busy.
By Kyle Rempfer
Here’s what Army divers are going to haul from the deep water in Washington state
This month, the state is asking soldiers to go to depths to get a job done.
By Kathleen Curthoys
China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed
China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters.
World War II airman to be buried June 5 in California
Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. will be buried at Riverside National Cemetery in California June 5
By Kent Miller
Marine whose book helped inspire HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ dies
A Marine whose book about grueling jungle combat during WWII became a basis for the HBO miniseries “The Pacific” has died at his home in Texas.
Remains of Marine Raider killed in World War II returned to family
More than 75 years after Nicholas J. Gojmerac was last seen alive dragging a wounded comrade to safety during a World War II battle, his remains are back home in Kansas.
Remains of WWII airman who inspired museum’s exhibit ID’d
The remains of a New York airman whose trove of 200-plus wartime letters inspired a California museum’s popular World War II exhibit have been identified 75 years after he died in a crash off a Pacific island.
Marines seize an airfield and small island while testing tactics for fight against China
The exercise featured special operations airborne insertions, long-range aerial raids, and employment of HIMARS.
By Shawn Snow