'An incredible hero': Ray Falke, decorated veteran of two wars, talked down his own heroics

Falke served in World War II and Korea and won the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial heroism. But he insisted his ...
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The 10-minute battle that sunk half a fleet

Six miles off Okinawa, the attack transport USS Goodhue led fifteen other ships in a tight formation, more than a thousand ...

How These WWII Warships Secured America’s Reign Over the Seas

The USS Saufley served in many WWII missions, conducting anti-shipping sweeps, escorting reinforcements, and providing shore ...
The Garden Island

Oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor and WWII veteran dies at 105

Ira “Ike” Schab, then 21, was a sailor aboard the USS Dobbin docked at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. As political tides shift around the world, Germany is working to tune its approach to ...
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Navy Accepts Delivery of Final Freedom-Variant LCS, USS Cleveland

Cleveland is the 16th and final ship of its class, marking the completion of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) construction phases – a sustained acquisition effort involving Navy ...
Task & Purpose

Navy commissions the USS Pierre, last Independence-class littoral combat ship

The U.S. Navy commissioned the 19th and final Independence-class littoral combat ship today. The USS Pierre officially entered service, at a time when the Navy is looking to scrap or repurpose ...
The Diplomat

Chinese Rhetoric on Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands

It is now widely known that China has been focusing its attention on Okinawa, generating narratives about the island and its status. Among these narratives are the “Ryukyu Undetermined Status Theory.” ...
Navy Times

USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Caribbean

The USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here transiting the Strait of Gibraltar on Oct. 1 for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, is currently heading toward the Caribbean. (Mass ...
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USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys to the Caribbean Amid Rising Tensions

This carrier group is centered around the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and it includes surface escorts and support vessels The USS Gerald. R Ford comes with an airwing of at least 75 aircraft at the ...
Wall Street Journal

In Japan’s Okinawa, You’ll Find Few American Tourists—but Plenty of Americana

Okinawa, an archipelago that stretches from just below Japan’s main islands almost to Taiwan, means different things to different people. For many Japanese visitors, Okinawa, with its white stretches ...
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American troops join locals, tourists for Okinawa’s centuries-old tug-of-war festival

NAHA, Okinawa — Hundreds of thousands of people, including U.S. service members, recently took to the streets on a hot, humid afternoon to witness and take part in this city’s annual Tug-of-War ...
The Hill

Navy fires USS Wyoming submarine’s commanding officer

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the USS Wyoming’s blue crew on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Navy official. Submarine Group 10 commander Rear Adm. Bob Wirth relieved Cmdr. Robert Moreno ...