Commemorating 80 years in the Pacific
On May 14, 1945, Stars and Stripes published its first newspaper in the Pacific. To commemorate 80 years serving the military community in the theater, we're taking a look back at Stripes history through the writing and photography of a dedicated staff spanning generations. Stars and Stripes has proudly supported the Pacific military community since the beginning and will continue to serve the troops and families at the heart of our work.
Photo of the day
USS Buchanan, 1968
SK3 Samual W. Wade, left, air defense phone talker, and FTM3 Thomas G. Stone, TDT (Target Designation Transmitter), look into shore through binoculars on board USS Buchanan during Operation Sea Dragon. Several U.S naval ships are taking part in the operation, conducting naval bombardments at targets north of Dong Hoi, North Vietnam.
, look into shore through binoculars on board USS Buchanan during Operation Sea Dragon. Several U.S naval ships are taking part in the operation, conducting naval bombardments at targets north of Dong Hoi, North Vietnam.
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This week in Pacific history
February 21st - February 27th
February 21st, 1972 – Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to begin the normalization of relations between the two countries.
February 23rd, 1945 – World War II: U.S. Marines raise the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima in a moment immortalized by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press.
February 23rd, 1945 – World War II: Manila is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
February 25th, 1986 – President Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines and Corazon Aquino becomes its first woman president.
February 27th, 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
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This week in Pacific history
February 21st - February 27th
February 21st, 1972 – Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to begin the normalization of relations between the two countries.
February 23rd, 1945 – World War II: U.S. Marines raise the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima in a moment immortalized by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press.
February 23rd, 1945 – World War II: Manila is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
February 25th, 1986 – President Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines and Corazon Aquino becomes its first woman president.
February 27th, 2004 – Shoko Asahara, the leader of Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.