The morning of Feb. 19, 1945, dawned eerily quiet as Dale Faughn made his way toward the shores of the remote Japanese island of Iwo Jima. But in an instant, the 20-millimeter dual purpose guns buried ...

Hundreds of U.S. Marines landed on the remote island of Iwo Jima today to prepare for the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — This weekend’s storms dealt some damage to a few communities in Connecticut, but nowhere with as much history as the National Iwo Jima Memorial in New Britain. The site ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — For the first time since 1995, the National Iwo Jima Memorial’s eternal flame is out in the Newington and New Britain area following Friday’s storm, according to the ...

More than 80 years after Iwo Jima, two Marines who witnessed one of history’s most iconic moments reunited in our nation’s capital. Don Graves, 101, and William “Billy” Byrd, 100, met as 19-year-olds ...

Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk from a 10-month deployment. NORFOLK — Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima returned Saturday to Naval Station ...

NORFOLK — Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima returned Saturday to Naval Station Norfolk from a 10-month deployment spent mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Originally bound for Europe ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After 296 days, sailors and marines of the USS Iwo Jima walked back onto Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning. Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed from Naval Station ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday after a historic 10-month deployment fighting drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The Wasp-class ...

The wait is finally over for hundreds of military families in Hampton Roads. The USS Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk Friday morning following a historic 10-month deployment in the U.S.

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) is scheduled to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday following a 10-month deployment, according to information released by the U.S. Navy. The amphibious ...

Following a 10-month deployment to the Caribbean, the USS Iwo Jima will return to Norfolk on Saturday. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.