Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. Navy’s next Arleigh Burke-class guided missile ...

As one of the best WWII series ever made, HBO’s The Pacific continues to stand out thanks to its historical accuracy and ...

On August 21, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, U.S. Marines of the 1st Marine Division lay hidden along Alligator Creek as nearly 900 Japanese troops launched a nighttime assault. In one ...

DramaDirected by: Bruce C. McKennaTrack the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during ...

As a boy on the streets of Raritan, N.J., John Basilone used to run alongside the Italian peddlers’ carts, shouting at the top of his voice, “Any vegetables today, lady?” John was a lively boy; he had ...

During the battle for Henderson Field in October 1942, Sgt. John Basilone commanded machine-gun sections on the perimeter as Japanese attacks pressed through darkness, grenades, and mortars. He ...

This Memorial Day, you could have done much worse than remember John Basilone. Eighty years ago, the U.S. military was grinding it out from one Japanese-held Pacific island to another in a brutal, ...

SAN DIIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial unveiled its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a historic ceremony honoring Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. The unveiling honors the ...

SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps hero was honored Wednesday, 80 years after he died in World War II. The legendary Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who died at the Battle of Iwo Jima, now has a dedicated ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Marine who was killed in action during an extraordinarily brave stand on Iwo Jima 80 years ago was recognized with a plaque at the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial on ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Station Mayport welcomed a new ship for the second time in as many days on Monday. The Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship is the fourth to carry the Nantucket name and was ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A special kind of homecoming took place at Naval Station Mayport Sunday morning. Three hundred sailors joined the debut of the USS John Basilone in Jacksonville. The USS John ...