The three amphibious ships, which the Navy says are carrying more than 4,500 sailors and Marines, could be seen leaving ...

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 video, I explore the strategy, the brutal conditions, and the lasting ...

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 ...

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

On the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, he explains what made the “unbreakable” code so effective, and how it helped save lives and secure victory in the Pacific.

It also remembers the servicemembers who lost their lives, commemorates the historic raising of the United States flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, encourages Americans to honor Iwo ...

Frank S. Wright, who served in the 4th Raider Battalion in the Pacific during World War II and fought at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, wants to get 100,000 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on July 5.

About 70,000 American troops fought at Iwo Jima from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945, as the U.S. tried to take control of a key strategic point to advance to mainland Japan.

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson said on ...