Each year on February 15, followers gather at Sulfur Bay near the smoking slopes of Mount Yasur, one of the world’s most ...
Explore the dramatic events of the Battle of Midway, a pivotal turning point in WWII in the Pacific! Dive into the strategic ...
American Marine units trained for extreme close quarters combat were sent into fortified cave systems defended by determined ...
And the photos above show just how good this wave once was. Ricky Blake, a California-based artist and surf historian, mused: ...
Richard Lachman visited Nagasaki six weeks after A-bomb devastation and later witnessed two nuclear tests. He died Jan. 29 at ...
A team of maritime and naval conservation organizations are on a mission to save the last viable U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 ...
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India’s Pitch to the Pacific Islands

The Pacific Islands are rapidly becoming a key arena of competition between India and China.
The Japanese let loose roughly 9,300 balloon bombs during World War II. (U.S. Navy) During World War II, balloons became one of the most feared weapons of the day. Yes, balloons. Although they’re used ...
A team from Texas A&M University is helping in an effort to recover and preserve a World War II aircraft that has been ...
Stockton's fourth Blue Star Memorial Marker unveiled at University of the Pacific in partnership with the Stockton Garden ...
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When Did Battleships Become Obsolete?

Though battleships saw extensive and meritorious service in World War II, the conflict exposed their weaknesses against the rising power of the aircraft carrier.
F/A-18 Super Hornets multirole fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, and two MH-60S/R Seahawk ...