Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of ...

Spanning from 1941 to 1945, the Pacific War was a vast and brutal theater of World War II, pitting Allied forces against ...

In August 1945, just as World War II came to an end, the U.S. Navy encountered something deeply unsettling in the Pacific. A ...

On Jan. 21, 1945, San Diego newspapers reported a wide range of wartime activities as World War II neared its final months.

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

The USS Saufley served in many WWII missions, conducting anti-shipping sweeps, escorting reinforcements, and providing shore ...

Bernard Snyder, an Austin WWII veteran, is celebrating his 100th birthday.

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

The U.S. Navy continues to build up its presence in Europe and the Middle East amid escalating relations with Iran. Two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are now on the way, and another ...

Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean is giving the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway, which marked a shift in control of the ...

The campaign began on June 3 and 4, 1942, when Japanese aircraft launched air attacks against the U.S. naval base at Dutch ...

There is much we still do not know about the DF-27 missile—but it is worth examining the consequences for the US Navy if the ...