The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is back at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to avoid Hurricane Erin off the East Coast, ...

Amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) left Norfolk Va., Thursday, the first time a U.S.-based Amphibious Ready Group with ...

Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as part of the Ogasawara island group, but it is now home to only 380 service members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. The visit ...

One of the most intense and iconic battles of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima pushed both sides to their limits. In this ...

Iwo Jima is a dot in the Pacific where the U.S. needed a landing strip for U.S. bombers striking Japan during World War II. Some 70,000 marines, including retired Major General Fred Haynes, were ...

Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as part of the Ogasawara island group, but is now home to only 380 service members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.

Across the Pacific, every battle and every skirmish had led to this moment. A colossal US armada made up of 1,500 ships and a ...

Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as part of the Ogasawara island group, but is now home to only 380 service members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.

Iwo Jima, halfway between Tokyo and the Marianas, was ideal. American landing strips on Iwo Jima would not only provide emergency assistance, but could also be a base for American fighter escorts.