On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...

The 39th commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric M. Smith, cuts the Marine Corps birthday cake during the Pentagon’s 250th Marine Corps birthday cake-cutting ceremony at Washington, D.C., November 5 ...

Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off mainland defenses to incoming B-29 raids, and establish an emergency landing ...

In October 1952, US Marines defended a critical ridge known as the Hook against repeated assaults by overwhelming Chinese ...

Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. What followed became one of the most extraordinary individual actions of the Pacific War, earning Gray ...

Today, our Nation commemorates the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima—a monumental struggle that advanced the cause of victory in the Pacific ...

Explore the intense combat faced by Marines during the Pacific’s Battle of Peleliu, highlighting strategies, challenges, and historical significance of this World War II battle.

The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 3 of the war.

By March 3, U.S. forces controlled all three airfields on the island, and on March 26 the last Japanese defenders on Iwo Jima were wiped out. Only 200 of the original 22,000 Japanese defenders were ...

For basketball fans across the Department of War, this past weekend proved to be an exciting few days as 20 teams ...