Learn more about the Japanese-American experience during WWII during Nevada Humanities event
Remembering Japanese American Incarceration" will take place Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6-8 p.m. at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Army Times1d
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
Stars and Stripes2d
Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...
Stars and Stripes2d
Underwater explosion destroys hundreds of WWII-era shells off Okinawa
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists2d
The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
The National Interest5d
Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers
The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one ...
CNN14d
Brazilian navy confirms location of World War II shipwreck
The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies ...
WTOP News14d
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
Washington (CNN) — A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to talk about the handover of power. But what is ...
Shephard Media14d
Japan selects T-6 Texan II for pilot training
The T-6 Texan II aircraft will replace the Fuji/Subaru T-7 aircraft in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Textron Aviation Defense has announced that, in cooperation with Kanematsu Group, its ...
CNN15d
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to talk about the handover of power. But what is normally a routine ...
Aviation Week15d
Japan Orders 17 Blk. II Chinooks For Ground, Air Forces
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts a roping operation from a Chinook. Credit: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has placed an ...