Oahu served as the command base for American operations in the Pacific during World War Two.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

The commander of a United States navy force in the Pacific, Thomas Jones, received news that led him to believe the United States was at war with Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

They were tribal members who came up with an unbreakable code in their complex language that was adopted by American forces in the Pacific during World War II and used to confound the Japanese.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22