Peace Proclaimed! Today in 1945, millions of Americans flooded the streets when they learned of Japan’s surrender. On Sept. 2, Japan formally surrendered aboard the U.S. Navy's USS Missouri, ending the War in the Pacific. | U.S. Marine Corps

23K views · 279 reactions | The island hopping strategy brought American forces to the Marshall Islands in 1944. Facing fierce Japanese defenses, American soldiers feared a repeat of Tarawa. Meanwhile General Douglas MacArthur oversees the brutal Bougainville campaign. #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #pacificwar #USA #Japan | War Stories | Facebook

1.1K views · 74 reactions | PACAF Strategy 2030 | Advance Theater Posture United States Air Force Airmen throughout the Pacific Air Forces must maintain a posture to rapidly respond to a wide range of crises. We are setting the theater by expanding access, basing, and overflight across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. #PACAF2030 #FreeandOpenIndoPacific | U.S. Pacific Air Forces | Facebook