From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Madison, left, and Sgt. Aaron Meroney, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), uncover an ...

When people think of World War II Marines, they probably think of John Basilone, "Pappy" Boyington or Chesty Puller. It's unlikely anyone thinks about Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis. It's most likely ...

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

Commanding the Pacific is from the author of Commanding Lincoln's Navy, Marshall and His Generals, and other notable works. Prof. Taaffe (Austin State) gives us a probing look at the principal Marine ...

This June 1 photo provided by History Flight shows graves of U.S. servicemen under the water table in Tarawa, Kiribati. (Eric Albertson/Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency/History Flight via AP) A ...

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WASH. — As the U.S. Army recently commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, it's also an opportune moment to reflect on the storied history of America's First Corps and its ...

"The Mosquito Bowl" will tell the true story of college football stars gone off to war who stage a "bowl game" in the South Pacific.