Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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As American forces pushed toward Iwo Jima in February 1945, escort carriers played a vital role, launching air support, resupplying squadrons, and defending the fleet. But Japanese forces had turned to new, desperate tactics. On the night of the 21st, swarms of kamikaze aircraft descended on the support group...

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