The Okinawa prefectural government estimates it will take at least 17 years to complete the new facility. The Naha military port covers about 56 hectares at a site in Naha that is regarded as an ...

According to the Defense Ministry, U.S. military facilities cover about 18,500 hectares of Okinawa Prefecture, or 8 percent of the prefecture’s land. That means Okinawa Prefecture hosts around ...

A wave of misleading videos pushing for Okinawa’s independence from mainland Japan is part of a wider disinformation campaign aimed at realigning the islands with China. In a recent investigation, the ...

An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the idea during WWII. The ...

Bishop was killed in World War II in Okinawa. She was 3 1/2 years old ... For years, the sisters knew precious little about ...

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham on Friday introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history ...

Michael Kwiatkowski of Olean (left) is shown with Sgt. John H. Pope of Lynnbrook, Long Island, with a Japanese flag in the aftermath of fighting on Kakazu Ridge on the Island of Okinawa in April 1945.

Between 1954 and 1958, Hotchkiss’ Marine Corps service took him to Jacksonville, Florida; Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan; Korea; and elsewhere ... “All of my relatives with the exception of one came home from ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Navajo Code Talkers played crucial role in World War II, creating an "unbreakable code" that remains ...

Less than 1% of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are still alive. Frederick Elsen of Eatontown is one of ...

A Cambria County family is being recognized for 10 sons who served in the U.S. military from World War II to Vietnam.The ...

After the war, Silberman resumed his studies and graduated from medical school at 26. Silberman was able to finish his ...