History’s deadliest bombing raid, t he March 10, 1945, firebombing of Tokyo that killed as many as 100,000 people and injured a million, was carried out by B-29s launched from the three islands.

United States fighter jets have been conducting training exercises at a strategic island in the Western Pacific Ocean, where a World War II airfield is being reclaimed. Newsweek has reached out to the ...

Tinian’s old military airfield “has extensive pavement underneath the overgrown jungle. We’ll be clearing that jungle,” Air Force. This January 10, 2022 satellite image released on December 28, 2023 ...

The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it tries to broaden its basing options in the event of any hostilities ...