Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...

United States - February 22, 2025 ATLANTIC OCEAN - A tense and critical operation unfolded on the high seas as sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7 ...

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

“And it’s so good to see you hear and we are just so gratitude for all of you so thank you very much from the USS Iwo Jima LHD7 and all of the sailors here with, to all of you, thank you ...

In Photos U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division planted an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.Credit...Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press Supported by By ...

Editor’s note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima. In February 2020, Military Times interviewed Marine Corps veteran and Iwo Jima survivor Don Harris.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will attend a memorial service in late March on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Gen Nakatani, the Japanese ...

The descendants of fishermen and farmers evacuated from Iwo Jima shortly before it became the site of a key battle during World War II have stepped up their campaign to be permitted to live on the ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...

With very few living members of the greatest generation left to call upon, veterans in Boston were prepared to turn to surviving family to commemorate the Battle of Iwo Jima one last time ...