The U.S Marine Corps recently trained in establishing a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Tinian Island, a storied ...

When the strongest storm to hit U.S. soil passed directly over Tinian in October, the island's only church lost its roof and walls, but not the Holy Cross by the altar of the statues of Catholic ...

The day was August 6, 1945, the weather was calm and mild as an overloaded B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay struggled to lift off from the huge airstrip located on the South Pacific island of Tinian ...

TOKYO — Attention, Marines: If you need a new home for those helicopters on Okinawa, give Tinian a call. The tiny mid-Pacific island is waiting to hear from you. That’s the message from leaders on the ...

Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands in the Marianas: Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Close enough to the Japanese ...

The end of July marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Tinian, completing the campaign to capture the Marianas Islands during Operation FORAGER. Seizure of the Marianas Islands enabled a ...

Tinian is part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Pacific, some 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) west of Hawaii in the Pacific. Only about 3,000 people live on ...

The Department of Defense has asked a federal judge to issue summary judgment in its favor in a lawsuit by residents and environmental groups who are challenging military training plans in the ...

As part of Valiant Shield — the large-scale military exercise scheduled to return to the region this week — U.S. Marines will train extensively on the island of Tinian, in the Commonwealth of the ...