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☆ A US military aircraft just returned to a WWII airstrip that was once the site of a bloody battle in the Pacific
  + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewA US military cargo plane returned to a World War II airstrip on Saturday, a site in the Pacific region that Marines had to reclaim. "The landing of the C-130 on the resurfaced runway after many years hopefully begins a new chapter for a prosperous future of Peleliu island," Peleliu Governor Emais Roberts said in a United States Indo-Pacific Command press release. Hannah Hollerud/DVIDSThe aircraft's touchdown on the Peleliu airstrip epitomizes the US military's expanding footprint as it recognizes more bases may be needed to counter China's military build-up. Palau citizens would also be permitted to work, study, join the US military, and receive access to veteran healthcare. AdvertisementA U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with 1st Marine Air Wing on June 22, 2024.
Persons: —, Emais Roberts, Eugene Sledge, Lance Cpl, Hannah Hollerud, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Marines, Pacific Command, Business, Imperial, Marine Corps, Palau, Marine, HBO, . Marine Corps KC, 1st Marine Air, Marshall, 1st Marine Air Wing Locations: Pacific, Peleliu, United States, Republic of Palau, Micronesia, Palau, Philippine, Tinian, Guam
☆ How a remote lagoon and a 'secret weapon' allowed the US Navy to overwhelm Japanese forces during World War II
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In September 1944, the US Navy captured Ulithi Atoll and used it to support the Allied advance. US NavyService Squadron 10 oversaw the rearming, resupplying, and repairing of Navy ships and aircraft, and otherwise supported the war effort's logistical needs. In all, the unit had over 400 vessels, including repair ships, tankers, floating dry docks, crane ships, desalination ships, tugs, floating barracks, and floating workshops. US NavyBy the end of the war, Ulithi was the world's largest naval facility, hosting as many as 617 vessels. An airfield and a high school damaged by Typhoon Maysak on Falalop Island in Ulithi Atoll in December 2015.
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