Deep-sea explorers and the U.S. Navy searching the ocean floor off of Midway Atoll have found some of the carriers sunk in the most pivotal air-sea battle of World War II, at Midway Atoll in June, 1942. So far they have found two of the Japanese aircraft carriers nearly 18,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. | Military Times

On this day in 1942, the U.S. Pacific Fleet struck boldly at Midway, sinking four Japanese carriers and turning the tide of the Pacific War. This defining moment forged a legacy of strength and sacrifice that drives every Sailor’s mission today. | The Secretary of the Navy