On March 19, 1945, the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, after enduring a fierce Japanese assault, was a smoldering wreck. The ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...

A US military aircraft landed on Peleliu's WWII airstrip, reopening it after many years. The Peleliu airstrip, vital during the 1944 battle, was restored by Marine Corps engineers. The landing could ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...

The significant airfield repair and upgrade work might support frontline fighters in the future, as the U.S. develops ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from World War 2: Pacific Heroes World War 2: Pacific Heroes is an aerial combat simulator game set in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. In ...

The exercise is the latest between the US and the Philippines, as both allies beef up their cooperation amid rising tensions in the region.US Army Photo by Spc. Matthew Keegan The US Army is training ...

A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. The Douglas SBD ...