Category: Asia

On February 23, 1945, one of the most iconic pictures in military history was taken when the Marines raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.

The death of the soldiers, the youngest of whom was 19, came as China and India fought in the Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020 over a de facto border.

John Basilone is a legend. His actions during the fighting on Guadalcanal in October, 1942, resulted in him being awarded the Medal of Honor.

MACV-SOG was deactivated as the Vietnam War ended, but the secretive group’s legacy lives on with Joint Special Operations Command.

Armored vehicles armed with water cannons have advanced into the protest epicenter in Myanmar and all internet access is cut off.

Chinese and Indian forces will stand down along the hotly disputed Himalayan border region that saw outbreaks of violence in recent months.

A Japanese submarine — the Soryu — collided with a Chinese freighter. While the damage wasn’t critical, the temporary loss of a vessel was.

Knight went out to recon and found three Japanese pillboxes. One by one, he moved on them and took them all out using hand grenades.

Lt. Sisler grabbed grenades and charged into the teeth of the enemy assault, singlehandedly breaking it up and forcing the enemy to retreat.

The protesters have adopted the three-fingered salute, a popular symbol of recent pro-democracy protests in neighboring Thailand.

China’s antics in the South China Sea are not new, but a form of Soviet Cold War tactics aimed at misdirection and the spread of propaganda.

The military junta in control of Myanmar has shut down Facebook and other social media platforms in an attempt to silence the opposition.