The exercise, the largest scale in the Pacific since the Cold War, looked at managing airpower across contested environments.

The Pacific skies were ruled by two American icons: the F4U Corsair and the F6F Hellcat. Each had strengths, weaknesses, and ...

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Bay Area locals are being invited by USS Hornet staff to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug.

The Second World War has been described as the greatest human catastrophe of all time. The scope of destruction and lives ...

War games brought it down under – now allies are beginning to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific.

A future war with China would still require American forces to cross the Pacific, but the situation in that regard is far better than the one America faced in 1941. Well-developed bases on Okinawa ...

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

In the absence of special events, the plane that bombed Hiroshima will quietly remain on display at the National Air & Space Museum's airport annex.

In May 1945 the War Department distributed pamphlets to Pacific bound troops aimed to separate fact from fiction about the Japanese soldier and urge them to get tough to win.

Yet there is still time to regain deterrence by 2027, and begin to ensure that any war of China’s choosing in the Pacific can be quickly decided in our favor.