Under the cover of a naval bombardment of more than 100,000 shells, the American military began landing on Okinawa at 8:30 am. It was the beginning of a merciless battle that was later described ...

On April 7, 1945, the legendary Yamato – the largest ship in naval history – was attacked by waves of American carrier-borne ...

Zamami, Okinawa Pref., March 26 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village Wednesday, the ...

Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum is hosting a memorial to honor fallen sailors from a historic battle on Tuesday. Thirty-two sailors were killed in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

Flanagan also confirmed that the establishment of the 12th LCT last week marks the first time an anti-ship battery will be on Okinawa under this program, which was first reported by Naval News.

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa — Thai naval cadets are training with U.S. sailors and the United Nations Command-Rear this week during the Thai navy’s first port call on Okinawa in more ...

The behemoth battleship Yamato was dispatched on its suicidal mission to Okinawa in 1945 because of a naval officer's misunderstanding ... what was required was a battle style that goes against ...

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--A new method has been introduced for the central government disposing of unexploded ordnance left behind from the bloody Battle ... of U.S. naval gunfire, leaving ...