Highlights from Naval History
USS Saratoga

Iwo Jima: A Tale of Two Carriers

By Commander J. Brandon Wilgus, U.S. Navy (Retired)
February 2025
Over the course of one night, the USS Saratoga and USS Bismarck Sea were assailed by the “divine wind.” Their fates would differ—but courage was an attribute both crews shared.
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On Our Scope

February 2025
In the titanic and protracted fight for Iwo Jima that unfolded 80 years ago, both doggedly determined adversaries knew how high the stakes were.


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