Новости за 31.10.2017

A high-flying drone with surveillance sensors and a wingspan longer than that of a Boeing 737 will be the newest way for the U.S. Navy to monitor the seas. The first operational MQ-4C Triton drone will be delivered to the Navy at Point Mugu Naval Air Station.

The Navy is researching new types of firefighting foam free of contaminants that were found in well water near a landing field used by fighter jets and in water systems near several other military installations around the country

The United States should butt out of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, a Chinese official said ahead of President Donald Trump’s inaugural visit to the region.

The Expert Field Medical Badge testing, hosted by the 44th Medical Brigade, began with an unprecedented 325 candidates. By the end, 78 soldiers earned the badge. The 24 percent success rate is higher than the Army average last year, when 18 percent of competing soldiers earned it.

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed as "baseless" and "ludicrous" the notion that charges leveled by special counsel Robert Mueller against three former Trump campaign officials constituted proof of a possible meddling by Russia in U.S. political affairs.

An Afghan official said at least three people were killed Tuesday after a suicide bomber carried out an attack in central Kabul, near the U.S. Embassy.

Japanese police arrested a local man Tuesday after finding multiple dismembered bodies inside an apartment near Camp Zama, home of U.S. Army Japan.

A Japanese man received a “stern warning” from police after dressing up in an all-black outfit and holding what appeared to be an Islamic State banner outside Kadena Air Base over the weekend.

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on Monday called Robert E. Lee was "an honorable man" and said that "the lack of an ability to compromise" led to the Civil War,once again thrusting himself into the public spotlight on an emotionally charged issue.

South Korea and China announced Tuesday that they will work to improve their relationship, which has been badly strained by the deployment of an American missile defense system, with Seoul saying their leaders are set to hold talks next week.

The Iraqi Kurds' failed bid for independence has led to military confrontations in northern Iraq and leadership questions in the Kurdistan region's capital of Irbil. But some 250 miles south, in a working-class corner of Baghdad's sprawl, the vote has quietly provoked a crisis of identity.

A century to the day after Australian horsemen broke through Ottoman defenses in a daring First World War victory, nearly two hundred re-enactors, including descendants of the soldiers who fought that day, were participating on Tuesday in a memorial to those killed in a battle that helped turn the tide of the war and shape the modern Middle East.

Servicemembers clapped and cheered as three participants completed their first run around Barton Field at Fort Gordon, Ga., on Monday morning. The run, known as the Tribute to The Fallen, honors the lives of those lost in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Daquan Foster, 22, was fatally shot Sunday Morning. He and his wife were walking out of the nightclub when a suspect or suspects confronted him.

Daquan Foster, 22, was fatally shot Sunday Morning. He and his wife were walking out of the nightclub when a suspect or suspects confronted him.

South Korea’s Aegis-equipped ships and submarines are key to plans for a pre-emptive strike against North Korea should it send a submarine equipped with ballistic missiles to target key facilities in the South.

Richard Edward Cavazos also was the first Hispanic to attain the rank of brigadier general. He died Sunday at the age of 88.

For the past month, about 240 soldiers from Fort Bliss’ 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade have been leading the Army’s aviation task force in Puerto Rico as part of the larger relief effort.

The monument is set to arrive at Camp Pendleton on March 29, declared National Vietnam Veteran’s Day by President Donald Trump. It will be installed in the garden during a ceremony on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018.

Boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is about to face one of its greatest tests of public scrutiny in more than six decades. During the trial, prosecutors and defense counselors alike will navigate cultural complexities specific to the military and the Corps as they plead their cases.

The jets — America’s newest and most advanced stealth fighters — landed at Kadena Air Base on Monday. The fighters will be joined by approximately 300 airmen from Hill Air Force Base.

Concern over the current war authorizations has been debated for years, but it’s reached a fevered pitch in recent weeks especially in light of the Oct. 4 Niger ambush that left four American soldiers dead.

During the post-incident debriefing by the Coast Guard, Jennifer Appel, who was on the sailboat with Tasha Fuiava, was asked if she had the emergency beacon on board. Appel replied she did, and that it was properly registered.

The tunnel crossed from the area of Khan Younis in Gaza and was still under construction, according to Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman for the Israeli military.

Prosecutors asked the military judge on Monday to hold a hearing and declare three civilian attorneys in contempt of the war court for failing to show up for the USS Cole case.