During World War II, Tinian's strategic location made it a prime target for the U.S. military. In July 1944, U.S. Marines launched an assault, capturing the island after a week of intense combat.

[Credit: U.S. Air Force] Tinian, which is part of the ... due to its strategic military value during WWII. In July 1944, Allied forces seized the island when more than 41,000 U.S. Marines ...

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...

Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, toward the end of World War II, two Japanese torpedoes sunk the USS […] ...

WSJ’s Niharika Mandhana traveled to Tinian Island, where the U.S. is reviving a vast World War II-era airfield. Photo: DVIDS A global look at the economic and cultural forces shaping our world.

They have also safely removed unexploded ordnance from WWII that remained ... U.S. military presence on the island but also reflects the strategic importance of Tinian. Airmen from the 356th ...

The jungle has had almost 80 years to overgrow it. But now the US nuclear bomber base in Tinian has awoken from its slumber, as satellite photos show. The Americans have quietly made their ancient ...

the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis landed on Tinian Island in the northern Pacific and delivered components for the atomic bomb that 11 days later would be dropped on Hiroshima. World War II ...