The Tun Tavern Legacy Foundation, a group of influential Philadelphians who have been a part of the Marine Corps and other Tun-connected organizations, wants to re-create the Tun, the birthplace of what became the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Tun Tavern Legacy Foundation, a group of influential Philadelphians who have been a part of the Marine Corps and other Tun-connected organizations, wants to re-create the Tun, the birthplace of what became the U.S. Marine Corps.
Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 1997: A C-130 gets a simulated emergency hose-down by the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group Fire Department during a mobile airlift techniques exercise.
In more recent years, U.S. policy has focused on trying, and mostly failing, to secure a measure of democracy, political stability and economic development for the Caribbean country.
The flight deck of decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Hornet has begun launching something other than airplanes: microscopic droplets of salt water that scientists hope will help counteract the effects of climate change.
Eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2015: Afghan army soldiers fire a recoilless rifle during an operation to clear a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan.
Five years ago, Onofrio “No-No” Zicari visited the spot where he spent the worst hours of his life. Now, at 101, he’s ready to go back for the 80th anniversary of the perilous fight. “I thought maybe it would be the best thing for me to do,” Zicari said. “The good Lord is keeping me alive for a reason.”
Frankfurt, Germany, October 1948: Mrs. Oliver Johnson, left, a war bride married to an American sergeant, reads a magazine while son William snoozes on the sofa at the Rhein-Main airport.
Henry Cervantes was a Fresno-born, 19-year-old son of Mexican farmworkers when the Navy told him in 1942 that he could not fight for his country. He found a spot instead in the Army and the Army Air Force, where he flew more than two dozen missions as part of the “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group.
Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 12, 1954: Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by famed jazz drummer Roy Haynes onstage in Kaiserslautern.
Off the east coast of South Korea, March 3, 2008: Two jets fly past the USS Nimitz as they prepare to circle and then land on the ship’s flight deck.