Новости за 20.09.2017

A list of U.S. Army officers and warrant officers who have been selected for promotion in October, 2017, as announced on September 20, 2017.

More than 40 countries on Wednesday signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, a pact that the world's nuclear powers spurned but supporters hailed as a historic agreement nonetheless.

More than 40 countries on Wednesday signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, a pact that the world's nuclear powers spurned but supporters hailed as a historic agreement nonetheless.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has made a decision on whether to walk away from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but refused to say what it is, setting the stage for a particularly contentious meeting of the parties to the agreement.

President Ashraf Ghani said the U.S. strategy is three-fold: double the size of the Afghan commando force, bolster Afghanistan's military airpower, and overhaul the military leadership as part of broader reform of Afghan security forces.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday the Iranian people are waiting for an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his "extremely offensive" rhetoric and "unfounded" allegations about his country.

President Ashraf Ghani tells NPR that the U.S. strategy is three-fold: double the size of the Afghan commando force, bolster Afghanistan's military airpower, and overhaul the military leadership as part of broader reform of Afghan security forces.

President Donald Trump's threat before the world to obliterate North Korea left no doubt about his determination to stop the communist country's nuclear weapons buildup. His disparagement of the Iran nuclear deal in the same speech offered Pyongyang little hope of a negotiated solution.

Navy conducted three relatively short and light practices last week. Coach Ken Niumatalolo gave the Midshipmen the weekend off to refresh and recharge. The Navy-Cincinnati game is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

David Bey was a heavyweight boxer from Philadelphia who lost his shot at the world title in a bout against Larry Holmes in 1985 in Las Vegas. Last week, Bey, 60, was fatally injured in a construction site accident in Camden.

The Security Council is backing reforms to reduce inefficiencies, corruption and abuse in the world body's far-flung peacekeeping operations, a key priority of the Trump administration at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. would "not abandon democratic allies and partners, and we will stand with Sweden" in the event of Russian aggression in Europe. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he couldn't address "paranoidal statements."

A federal court has rejected a lawsuit seeking compensation for some 22 million federal employees, retirees and others whose personal information was stolen from two government databases.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has made a decision on whether to walk away from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but refused to say what it is, setting the stage for a particularly contentious meeting of the parties to the agreement.

Researchers say Islamic State supporters have found an ephemeral platform to share propaganda: Using Instagram's "stories" feature, which causes posts to disappear in 24 hours.

Capt. Fulton Pershing Lanier was a 27-year-old first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces when he and his C-87 Liberator went missing during a World War II resupply mission in China.

Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani told the U.N. General Assembly: "It will be a great pity if this agreement were to be destroyed by rogue newcomers to the world of politics." He spoke on a day when dozens of other nations began signing the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons, a pact spurned by nuclear powers.

Commanders from across Fort Bragg gathered Tuesday to discuss an enemy that is plaguing the force. This enemy can’t be found on a map. And in some cases, it comes from within the Army itself.

The United States must face the “somber reality” that military action against North Korea could be necessary should diplomacy fail to curb the nation’s hostile provocations, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.

The Navy is standing up a new unit to look at warship readiness in the Western Pacific following a string of serious accidents.

In a country where companies sometimes pay lip service to military service, Cargill, based outside the Twin Cities, has set a national example for recruiting employees with military experience and supporting them.

The baby boomers have seen their elites break faith again and again.

Gov. Jim Justice pushed the idea last session, and it had widespread support. But it was packaged in a series of tax and revenue bills that didn’t have similar support and died with those bills.