An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

The Marine Corps redesigned the 3rd Marine Regiment to the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment in March 2022 and converted the 12th Marine Regiment - which was already based in Okinawa, Japan - to the 12th ...

The Japanese government on Thursday announced a plan to evacuate 120,000 people from Okinawa's southern islands in the event ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki here on March 16 to address the growing concerns about sexual assaults perpetrated by U.S. military personnel in ...

KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing ... a defining exercise of the U.S.-Japan military alliance. The focus of this year’s three-week exercise, which concludes Friday ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division (USACE POD) Commanding General, Brigadier General Joseph “Clete” Goetz II ...

about half of them on Okinawa, whose strategic role is seen increasingly important for the Japan-U.S. military alliance in the face of growing tensions with China. Japan's southwestern shift of ...

After the war, Okinawa remained under U.S. occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major U.S. military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar ...

adding the service's first U.S. anti-ship missile battery in Okinawa, Japan, under its newest littoral concept. The 12th Littoral Combat Team was established in a ceremony at Camp Hansen ...

After the war, Okinawa remained under U.S. occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major U.S. military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar ...

Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa ...