No more back in the United States, than Marvin was sent to Australia, arriving July 15, 1942. He was now part of the Fifth Air Force, 43rd Bombardment Group flying in the Southwest Pacific theater. By ...

Among the consequences of the rise and fall of empires in the last couple of centuries has been the formation, in the territories they formerly governed, of the political entities we call nations; ...

In March 1943, American bombers faced a problem no doctrine could solve: ships they could not hit. Major Ed Larner and his ...

In March 1943, during World War II, American B-25 bombers flew directly toward a heavily defended Japanese convoy at just ...

Twenty junior Australian Defence Force leaders took part in Exercise Kanga Return late last year, following in the footsteps ...

Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.

From Lesvos to the Solomon Islands, a chance detour to Honiara leads to unexpected friendships, WWII history and a soul-stirring visit to Hotomai Cultural Village, revealing the Pacific’s quiet, ...

The American recapture in World War II of Corregidor Island from the Japanese garrison in the Philippines began with a daring, highly risky parachute drop by the 503rd Parachute Regiment on Feb. 16, ...

Since those distant days, the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed on Cuba has only expanded and hardened, building a monstrous global network that—through the illegal ...

WWII Veteran Volunteer-100th Birthday John "Johnny Q" Quinesso Sr, a WWII veteran, holds a photo of his younger self during his 100th birthday celebration on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 in Camden, N.J., ...

ABOARD BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY — Aboard the Battleship New Jersey, surrounded by friends, family and the ship’s important legacy, John “Johnny Q” Quinesso Sr. marked a milestone: his 100th birthday. The ...