Battle of Leyte Gulf: In the largest naval battle of the Pacific War, American forces destroy much of the remaining Japanese navy. The first kamikaze air attacks occur during this battle.

Marines merge air control jobs as new air defense tech comes online That airfield puts Marine aircraft within 1,000 miles of Manila, Philippines, which is a major Pacific partner nation of the ...

Securing Saipan was of critical importance to the U.S.; its airfields would put the Army Air ... the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II ...

Cut-down audio of air traffic controllers seemingly directing the helicopter to avoid the plane. An American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a military helicopter in Washington DC.

He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring Joseph Mazzello ... He looks at the bombing raids in "Masters of the Air," starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan.

In World War II, the European theater had priority ... capabilities in case US resources are diverted to the Pacific. This includes air and missile defenses, hardened airbases, and improved ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Tuesday that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Eugene J. Darrigan, 26, ...