Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 03.12.2019
Soldiers of the Ohio National Guard’s 37th Infantry Division defended the Island of Bougainville from Japanese army attack during the Battle of Hill 700, March 8-12, 1944. What had been a relatively quiet and routine defensive operation turned into some of the bloodiest and most fiercely fought days the Buckeyes saw in their nearly 600 days in combat during World War II....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 09.27.2017
December 7 marked the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Oahu. In a surprise military strike on the American fleet, Dec. 7, 1941, by the Imperial Japanese navy, U.S. forces suffered tremendous losses in both military assets, and – more significantly – lives. In all, 2,335 military personnel were tragically killed and 1,143 were wounded during the battle that ensued....
Courtesy Story | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 08.09.2013
An hourlong lineup of various South Pacific entertainment both soothed and excited a Fort Myer Officers Club Koran Room crowd Aug. 9 following a Polynesian luau dinner show....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Russell | Pacific Partnership 2011 | 06.27.2011
U.S. Navy reservist Lt. Cmdr. Robert Thoms, a resident from Tacoma, Wash., is serving as advanced echelon public affairs officer in support of Pacific Partnership 2011. ...
Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 02.23.2010
The crew of the 282-foot Medium Endurance Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to their homeport of Kodiak Tuesday after an 80 day deployment to the South Pacific....
