Park Slain 1979
This nameplate was used in 1979
Masthead 1995
This nameplate was used in 1995

WWII

Two men in military dress uniforms place a yellow and black ribbon on a large rock with a memorial plaque on it.

Memorial honors WWII soldiers torpedoed in Hawaii waters in 1942

The Hawaii Army National Guard dedicated a new memorial this week honoring the 26 guardsmen aboard a transport boat sunk by a Japanese torpedo while near Maui in January 1942.

Japan Self-Defense Forces helicopters land on a World War II-era runway on Tinian, in the Northern Marianas, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. U.S. forces assisted the Japanese-led event as part of the bilateral Keen Sword exercise.

Japan, US train on island where WWII atomic bomb runs once took off

Japan took new steps toward integrating its air, sea and land forces this week during its most complex field exercise with the U.S. military since Tokyo passed laws expanding defense options last year.

Japanese representatives arrive aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to participate in formal surrender ceremonies on Sept. 2, 1945.

Would Japan have surrendered without the atomic bombings?

In the summer of 1945, Japan’s war leaders knew they were not going to win World War II.

Richard Clark, 35th Fighter Wing historian, explains Thursday how a couple of airmen accidentally discovered what is believed to be a World War II-era, Japanese military bunker in the woods on Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Misawa aims to turn 'rediscovered' WWII-era bunker into museum

A possible World War II-era bunker that survived the intense U.S. bombing of the area more than 60 years ago might be turned into a museum, if base officials have their way.

Air Force

Faded memories: Former Air Force pilot pays tribute to his service as he turns 100 in Tokyo

It’s been decades since Dave Fisher soared through the wild blue yonder in Air Force jets, and a century since his birth on July 17, 1919.

The grave of an unknown

A fleet died — so did a delusion

Fifty years ago, Japan struck the great American fleet anchorage at Pearl Harbor, blackening an azure Hawaiian sky with the blood of blasted battleships.

Air Force Capt. John S. Gunnison, who took part in the World War II invasion of Iwo Jima as a Marine 15 years earlier, walks along the beach toward Mt. Suribachi during his first visit to the island since the battle.

Marines returning in peace to hard-won Iwo

The U.S. Marines will land on Iwo Jima and secure Mt. Suribachi Friday for the second time in 15 years.