On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...

Japan on Tuesday announced that two of its minesweepers will visit a naval port in Cambodia this weekend in the first foreign navy visit since a Chinese-funded expansion project was completed. The ...

Captain Wilkinson, fully aware of the dire odds, faced a grim choice as a Japanese convoy of 15 ships loomed into view - return to occupied Singapore and certain capture, or confront the enemy in a ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter ... but none of the battleship’s crew members were badly hurt. The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii--A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter ... The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot, but none of the battleship's crew members were badly hurt. The Missouri's captain ...

This image provided by the U.S. National Archives shows a scan of a photo of a Japanese ... to declining crew skills, dwindling aircraft capabilities and improved U.S. defenses. Some 4,000 pilots died ...

During World War II, a Japanese pilot crashed into the USS Missouri. The ship's captain, William Callaghan, ordered a military burial for the pilot. This act of compassion is remembered today.

The USS Iwo Jima is the flagship of an Amphibious Ready Group, a quick-response team for contingency missions. Marte's mother, initially shocked by his enlistment, became his biggest supporter.