TOKYO – Japan has changed the name of the Pacific island of Iwo Jima to the original name of Iwo To given by locals, who have become disenchanted with the popularization of its modern-day moniker by ...

A new mass of land was recently formed off the shores of Japan after an explosive underwater volcano activated at the end of October, according to researchers from the University of Tokyo. The ...

TOKYO -- Japan has returned to using the prewar name for the island of Iwo Jima -- site of one of World War II's most horrific battles -- at the urging of its original inhabitants, who want to reclaim ...

In 1945, when Marine Jim Blane stepped into his fourth major battle in the Pacific, he considered himself a veteran. The Battle of Iwo Jima taught him otherwise. “None of the others were easy, but I ...

The Japanese defending Iwo Jima on D-day displayed superb tactical discipline. As Lieutenant Colonel Justus M. ‘Jumpin’ Joe’ Chambers led his 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, across the first terrace on ...

The U.S. has deployed a major Caribbean task force near Venezuela, including the USS Iwo Jima and six destroyers.

Editor’s Note: Samantha Bresnahan is a supervising producer for CNN and author of the new book, “IN BLOOD, FLOWERS BLOOM: A World War II Story of Valor and Forgiveness Across Generations,” which ...

SABRA LANE, PRESENTER: It's considered the bloodiest and the most iconic battle in the pacific during World War II. After what's described as 36 days of hell, US marines finally took the island of Iwo ...

Feb. 23, 1945, was Duilio “Dewey” Turilli’s 22nd birthday. On that date, six U.S. Marines planted the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, resulting in perhaps the most iconic photo from ...

A 103-year-old Navy veteran in Rock Island was there when one of the most iconic World War II photos was taken. "I saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima," Henry Diedrich recalled of that February morning in ...

TOKYO Japan has returned to using the prewar name for the island of Iwo Jima site of one of World War II's most horrific battles at the urging of its original inhabitants, who want to reclaim an ...