Pearl Harbor

Just as Pearl Harbor pulled the United States into WWII, the bombing of the USS Cole plunged the U.S. into an era of asymmetric warfare.

The USS Oklahoma sank in roughly 11 minutes, trapping scores of men inside the the overturned battleship who had to fight to escape.

Pearl Harbor survivor Don Long receives an American flag during remembrance ceremonies in Hawaii on the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2019.

The U.S. Navy will break multiple firsts in naming its next aircraft carrier after enlisted black sailor and Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller.

With the long, bloody Guadalcanal campaign coming to a close in early 1943, the United States had turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. After Japan had brushed aside everything in its path in its heady, unstoppable advance across the Pacific in the war’s first months, everything had now begun to turn.  The […]

A U.S. Navy sailor opened fire on three civilian Defense Department employees on the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii on Wednesday, killing two and wounding the third before turning the gun on himself. “I know that no words will convey the full measure of sorrow from today’s tragedy. This loss will be felt throughout […]

Our friends at We Are The Mighty recently sat down with director Roland Emmerich to discuss his latest film, Midway. The film has since been released in theaters nation-wide, but whether you have seen the film already or not, this is a must-read interview.   ‘Midway’ Director profiles unknown heroes behind Navy’s greatest comeback Article […]

Book Review On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands was a quiet place as the sun came up. Many of the sailors along Battleship Row were feeling the effects of being on liberty ashore drinking which ended at midnight. At dawn, there was a sleepy, Sunday feel to the morning, not much […]

Last week, three B-2 Spirit bombers and more than 200 accompanying support Airmen arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Hawaii. The stealth bomber deployment is a part of regular rotations aimed at integrating the capabilities of America’s varied bomber fleets into ongoing operations throughout the region. Just beyond the strategic justification for reshuffling combat […]

Today marks the 77th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that catapulted the United States into the greatest war this planet has ever seen. Some 2,335 military personnel lost their lives as the Japanese attacked, with an additional 68 civilians, making the final tally 2,403 Americans dead once the fighting finally stopped. The […]

On this day, December 7, we remember the men of the US armed forces but mainly the men of the US Navy who gave their lives during the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. We now know that the Japanese government intended to declare war on the United States and attack Pearl Harbor […]

Today marks the 77th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that catapulted the United States into the greatest war this planet has ever seen. Some 2,335 military personnel lost their lives as the Japanese attacked, with an additional 68 civilians, making the final tally 2,403 Americans dead once the fighting finally stopped. The […]