80 years ago, American Marines won a costly victory on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima.

Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...

Virginia General Assembly commends Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Carroll Braxton in celebration of his 100th birthday.

They are broken into four categories: the origins of Marine Corps aviation, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and today’s global force in readiness. “Combat art provides an immediacy to ...

At 100 years old, Carroll Braxton is the oldest living Montford Point Marine, the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps.

Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

The island of Tinian was used to launch U.S. bomber raids on Japan during World War II, including the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The commandant of the Marine Corps expressed concern Wednesday over ... Okinawa was under post-World War II occupation until 1972, but still bears the lion's share of military facilities and ...

It is meant to serve as a blueprint for an ambitious Marine Corps plan to restructure its ... it conducted in the Pacific during World War II — but with a 21st-century twist.