The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing by U.S. Marines and Japanese troops over the weekend served as the “key bilateral training event” of Iron Fist, a defining exercise ...
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--U.S. Marines in Okinawa Prefecture have begun moving to Guam under an agreement Tokyo originally reached 18 years ago with Washington. The first batch of about 100 ...
The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment welcomes its final element, the 12th Littoral Combat Team, during a March 3 ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. (Staff Sgt. JVonnta Taylor/Marine Corps ...
At a March 3 ceremony held in Okinawa, Japan, the 12th Littoral Combat Team was formally established, carrying on the legacy of its predecessor, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, according to a Marine ...
The 12th Littoral Combat Team was established in a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on March 3 and is the third and final element of the Marine Corps' latest answer to Chinese influence in the ...
The U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa Prefecture is restyling its regiment there as a littoral defense force suitable for rapid deployment to remote islands under enemy fire. The 12th Marine Regiment ...