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Latest "Saipan" stories
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‘Hell, this is like an old-fashioned turkey shoot.’
One of the greatest aircraft battles of all time devolved into a one-sided slaughter.
By John W. Lambert, Aviation History Magazine
Amphibious warship Ashland, Marines, toil to save Tinian
The amphibious dock landing ship Ashland is ferrying heavy equipment to Tinian, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Yutu.
By Carl Prine
Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Carl Prine