The costly victory on Saipan cost over 16,000 American casualties but provided the key to ending the war, as engineers rushed ...

As the world focused on Normandy in 1944, a less famous but equally pivotal battle was brewing for the island of Saipan, a ...

The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

Most recent aircraft carriers have been named for US presidents—but this is not a hard and fast rule, and many other servicemembers and officials have also been honored.

Growing up on Saipan with a true love for basketball, Jericho Cruz never thought he would play professionally in the ...

The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...

Arlington's namesake U.S. Navy ship has a new commanding officer. Navy Capt. Vince Libasci relieved Capt. Ian Scaliatine as ...

The 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival drew to a close this weekend, the end of seventeen days of film ...

Former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder Roy Keane is coming to Belfast for a night of conversation with Irish writer Roddy Doyle.

The new Hornet had a distinguished World War II career that included the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine ...

Classified findings by the State Department’s inspector general say hundreds of potential human rights violations are awaiting the U.S. government’s review.