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

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 ...

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 ...

Henry Erwin, known as Red, grew up in severe poverty and faced early challenges without formal schooling, relying on faith and determination to overcome hardship. Joining the military as a radio ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands announced the forfeiture of $2.5 million from the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino. “This forfeiture is the culmination of a ...

Hisao Ito, once a resident of Tinian in the Mariana Islands, witnessed the killing of his two younger sisters by their father during a mass suicide following the landing of U.S. forces in World War II ...

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit tie a line pier side as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Washington arrives in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to deliver donated food ...

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 ...

Construction Mechanic Constructionman Gen Sun, 35, died April 18 after being swept out to sea while snorkeling at a local Tinian beach. (Navy) A 35-year-old sailor died after snorkeling at a local ...