Task & Purpose

The Navy’s original island hopping strategy

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 1, 2025 10:44 AM EST The U.S. military ...
The Diplomat

Contemplating Naval Combat in the Western Pacific 80 Years After the Largest Sea Battle in History

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it. An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze ...
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US and Japan Expand Mine Warfare Readiness in Indo-Pacific

The US Navy drilled on mine warfare with its Japanese counterpart, while Russia and China held joint military drills across ...

A Second U.S. Navy Supercarrier Now Deployed To The Western Pacific

USS George Washington (CVN-73) returned to her home port of Yokosuka while USS Abraham Lincoln is now in Guam.
WRAL

A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found

(CNN) — (CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. (CNN) — (CNN) – ...
Flying

U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific

U.S. military forces are restoring the historic World War II airfield at North Field Air Base on Tinian, reclaiming it from jungle growth in a $409 million, five-year project. The reclaimed ...