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Marines make first landing on renovated WWII airfield in the Pacific
At Peleliu and Okinawa." September marks the 80th anniversary of the battle. The Marines are experimenting with new ways of integrating airpower and covering the vast distances of the Pacific for ...
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Everything you need to know about The Pacific
Executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman – the same team who created the acclaimed 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers – The Pacific ... Peleliu and Okinawa, as well as ...
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The Pacific
The Marines, including the newly christened “Sledgehammer,” continue the battle of Peleliu against an enemy determined to ... prepares to ship out and confront the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, ...
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After 80 Years of Dormancy, US Reopening Pacific Airfields Last Operational in WWII
The plans were first announced in April as part of the military's growing focus on the Pacific region. The airfield on ...