Tag Archives: Japan

Daily SITREP: Force of the Future, Army Birthday & More

Posted on June 10, 2016 by glenn.selby

From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Friday, June 10, 2016.
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Posted in Daily SITREP, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Ash Carter, Eielson Air Force Base, Gen. Joe Dunford, Hanscom Air Force Base, India, Japan, Malabar, Malabar 2016, National Defense University, Red-Flag | 1 Comment

The submarine USS Sea Dog on war patrol in the Pacific in May 1945. National Archives photo

Sub Warfare Plays Vital Role in Pearl Harbor, Defeating Japan

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Katie Lange

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese destroyed many important U.S. military targets at Pearl Harbor, but they missed the Sub Base – an oversight that proved costly for them.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Military History, Rotator | Tagged Japan, Pearl Harbor remembrance, submarine warfare, submarines, U.S. Submarine Force, USS Cachalot, USS Dolphin, USS Narwhal, USS Tautog, World War II | 1 Comment

TOKYO, Japan- Sept. 2, 1945- Allied sailors and officers watch Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur sign documents during the surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri. U.S Army photo

5 Things You May Not Know About the End of World War II

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Katie Lange

World War II ended 70 years ago on Sept. 2. Here are a few things you may not know about the end of the war.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Military History, Rotator | Tagged Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Battleship Missouri Memorial, Instrument of Surrender, Japan, Tokyo Bay, USS Missouri, VJ Day, World War II | 2 Comments

The Enola Gay now sits on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. DoD photo by Kevin O'Brien

Enola Gay’s Legacy Lives on 70 Years After Hiroshima

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Katie Lange

The Enola Gay and its story continue to fascinate long after Aug. 6, 1945, when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, helping end WWII.
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