The B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay as it moved over the bomb pit on the North Field of Tinian air base, North Marianas Islands, early August, 1945. The plane was loaded with an atomic bomb, codenamed ...

The Air Force may call to mind fabulous images of fighter jets, stealth bombers and enormous transport planes in flight. But it takes elbow grease to keep those aircraft aloft, and one of the ...

The US Air Force is developing more dispersed bases to counter the threat posed by China's missiles. That effort includes construction at established facilities and the reclamation of disused outposts ...

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TOKYO – It’s not clear if anyone appreciates the irony, but Japan wants to help pay for a new U.S. military base on Tinian island, a former Imperial Army stronghold from which the atomic bombings of ...

The significant airfield repair and upgrade work might support frontline fighters in the future, as the U.S. develops distributed basing to counter China in the western Pacific. As a part of its plan ...

United States Pacific forces are sharpening their ability to operate in dispersed island locations as part of preparations for a potential conflict with China, establishing a forward arming and ...

The Air Force has finalized its decision to develop Tinian’s international airport as a backup facility in the event flight access to Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base, or other western Pacific locations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it ...