The operation was planned to take take 4 days, but after weeks of fighting it would be the following month when Iwo Jima was declared secure and firmly in the hands of the U.S. Marines.

The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul, the state’s namesake ship serving the U.S. Navy, was instrumental in recently stopping two drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean within 72 hours of one another ...

The IWO ARG consists of its flagship, Iwo Jima, and the San Antonio-class Landing Dock ships USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). The IWO ARG—in concert with its integrated ...

The calculation of the reciprocal country-wise tariff is based on the following formula: U.S. discounted tariff rate = (-1) * (1/2) * exports from U.S. – imports to U.S.)/imports to U.S. The ...

When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941 ... where it participated in the Battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, in addition to the shelling of the Japanese home islands. In April 1945, a Japanese ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)—all part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG)—completed a ...

Maintaining a top-notch underwater fleet is imperative for American national security. When it comes to America’s nuclear triad, the U.S. Navy’s sea-based leg carries a significant portion of ...

Kulla is a Marine who fought in Guam and in the Battle of Iwo Jima. “They sent me into the machine gun platoon. So that’s where I was the rest of the time I was in there,” said Kulla.

[Photo/Agencies] The Battle of Iwo Jima, a pivotal conflict in the final stages of World War II, saw 36 days of intense fighting between US and Japanese armies, resulting in over 20,000 casualties ...

The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group has moved up the Arabian Sea, towards the Persian Gulf. Operations reportedly began late on Monday night as suspected US airstrikes pounded parts of Yemen ...

The strike group, which comprises the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, the cruiser USS Gettysburg and the destroyers USS Stout, USS Jason Dunham and USS The Sullivans, has been on duty in the ...

An F-35C Lightning II prepares to launch off the USS Carl Vinson in the Middle East on April 10. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaiah Goessl/U.S. Navy via AP) The Associated Press cited ...