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

The USS North Carolina is more than just a steel beast with an impressive record from a bygone war. It’s a time capsule: a ...

Carrigan BARRE — Donald Joseph Carrigan passed away on March 8,2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease ... High School he enlisted in the US Navy and served on the USS Saipan for 4 years ...

Thousands of federal employees have visited our island during the buildup, and thousands more federal contractors followed—many paying a hotel per diem rate lower than Saipan’s simply because ...

Even though sugar was still in demand the demands of war took precedence. Saipan became a major military base and the sugar industry was forgotten. During the battle for the island in 1944 nearly all ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the most brutal battles in Marine ... Ricard and his unit were sent to the Pacific Theatre and participated in the battles of Saipan and Tinian before conducting ...

The Hechinger Report reports on how a much-touted federal reform effort, and a tribal lawsuit, sought to improve outcomes for ...

March 8-9, 2025, marked the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads. This battle, though tactically inconclusive in terms of the immediate aftermath, proved to be one of the most epic battles ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...

Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's ...

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

Duty Free Saipan Ltd., which operates T Galleria in the tourist district of Garapan, will be closing shop by April 30, 2025, after nearly five decades on Saipan, according to DFS Group Limited ...