Learn how this unique field modification came to be.

Read how the world's only fully restored, combat-veteran PT boat got its flashy paint job, and why.

One of Japan’s main goals during World War II was to remove the United States as a Pacific power in order to gain territory in east Asia and the southwest Pacific islands. Japan hoped to defeat the US Pacific Fleet and use Midway as a base to attack Pearl Harbor, securing dominance in the region and then forcing a negotiated peace.