Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue
“This will be the bloodiest fight in Marine Corps history. We’ll catch seven kinds of hell on the beaches, and …
Military & Security News
The Longest Month: From the Airfields to the Sea
The capture of Mount Suribachi is the ultimate symbol of triumph in military history. However, it was only the beginning …
Life on the Island
THE SITE FOR THE MOST LEGENDARY BATTLE IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY WAS A DAMP, DESOLATE, VOLCANIC ISLAND THAT REEKED OF …
Iwo Jima: A Brief Chronology
February 19 – D-day
• 0640-0800: Ships off Iwo; for 85 minutes, vessels bombard island from end to end.
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The Landing: From the Beaches of Iwo Jima to Suribachi’s Peak
The objective was to capture Mount Suribachi and Motoyama Airfield No. 1 on D-day. As the invading Marines quickly learned, …
Operation Detachment: The Strategy
The United States followed its successful plan for amphibious assaults on enemy-held islands, while the Japanese countered with a defense …
Across the Pacific
American planning for a war against Japan began as early as 1897, amid rising tensions over the state of the …
Why Iwo Jima?
By the summer of 1944, the war in the Pacific was clearly being won by the United States and its …
Coast Guard and International Partners Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Pacific
The United States and international partners successfully concluded the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) surveillance operation in the Pacific, …
Thunderbirds, Blue Angels to Salute New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania COVID-19 Responders
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will …