The largest battle in the Pacific in WWII was Operation Iceberg, the Battle of Okinawa, from April 1–June 21, 1945. Okinawa ...

USS O’Brien first made her name off Normandy, charging back toward Omaha Beach when the landings were close to collapse and ...

AIKEN — The owner of Okinawa, which specializes in Japanese cuisine, is preparing to open a second location. Oscar Salas said March 24 that he hoped the new Okinawa at 1647 Richland Ave. W. would be ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Two U.S. airfields on Okinawa are the likely sources of the highest levels of toxic “forever chemicals” discovered in nearby groundwater in a decade, according to the Okinawa ...

An arrow-shaped island of salt caves, mangrove forests and secret missile bunkers could become the most pivotal battlefield ...

Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the water and leaving two of ...

What has changed is the arsenal available when desperate leaders run out of options. Nine nuclear powers. Over 12,000 ...

As half a million American troops prepared for the invasion of Okinawa in 1945, they expected immediate and overwhelming resistance. Instead, they encountered an eerie silence that concealed Japan’s ...

The Air Force has recovered 575 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa and “affected” its stormwater system, according to the 18th Wing. The base “immediately contained” the ...

The story of the USS New Orleans, a decorated heavy cruiser that served in almost every major Pacific theater battle of World ...