The Sudden Appearance of Kumani Bank The emergence of a 'ghost island' in November of 2024 was caused by submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank, which likely emerged sometime between January 30th ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Dignitaries from the federal government, military officials, and families of those killed in the World War II battle of Iwo Jima traveled to Japan to mark 80 years since the ...

AFTON, Okla. — 80 years ago, six marines raised a United States flag over the Japanese volcano island of Iwo Jima. Many veterans held a celebration at the Legacy of Liberty WWII Memorial Park at the ...

FEB. 19, 1945 -- UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Guam, (Monday) -- (AP) -- Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the ...

After four years of intense fighting in the Pacific, American forces decided they would need airfields nearby to Japan in order to invade the country and hasten an end to the conflict. To achieve this ...

A 103-year-old Navy veteran in Rock Island was there when one of the most iconic World War II photos was taken. "I saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima," Henry Diedrich recalled of that February morning in ...

BATH. A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN IN PORTSMOUTH IS CELEBRATING HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY. JOHN B ROBINSON SPOKE AT THE PORTSMOUTH SENIOR CENTER TODAY, TALKING ABOUT HIS TIME IN IWO JIMA. HE WAS A U.S. MARINE WHO ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles. Today in History: ...