The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the ...

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat ...

Among the most brutal battles of World War II in the Pacific, the Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 and raged for 36 days, devastating the island stronghold. W. Eugene Smith ...

After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima took place from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. After taking possession of the island the United States used it as an aircraft landing and refueling base. According to the Navy ...

“They gave us maps and everything, and we went to Iwo Jima, which means ‘sulfur island,’ and the whole place was about the size of Dulles Airport,” he said. A total of 75,000 troops took ...

Veteran Robert Clemons was a Marine who spent time on both Guam and Iwo Jima during World War II. Clemons’ trip on Saturday will be his first time back to the small Japanese island. The former ...

Each year, to memorialize the anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima that began Feb. 19, 1945, and ended over a month later, on March 26, museum curators in Quantico exhibit the flags while ...

The morning of Feb. 19, 1945, dawned eerily quiet as Dale Faughn made his way toward the shores of the remote Japanese island of Iwo Jima. But in an instant, the 20-millimeter dual purpose guns ...

The trip begins by visiting the Battle of Guam site where U.S. forces liberated the island in 1944 ... New Georgie, Guam, and Iwo Jima. This week will be his second return to Guam in eight ...