Новости за 18.11.2017

Internal Pentagon doubts about the larger Navy spilled into the public eye last month, when acting Navy Undersecretary Thomas Dee told a conference in Washington that a 355-ship Navy would take at least another 30 years to build.

Giddy with joy and finally free to speak out, vast throngs of demonstrators turned Zimbabwe's capital into a carnival ground on Saturday in a peaceful outpouring of disdain for President Robert Mugabe and calls for him to quit immediately.

Rep. Elise M. Stefanik is one of 100 lawmakers signing onto a letter urging the Army not to award back pay that could be worth more than $300,000 to Bowe Bergdahl.

Maj. Gen. James E. Kraft Jr. praised the Military Officers Association of America for its efforts and its advocacy in Washington to protect the benefits, pay and perks of active duty troops and veterans.

Bobby Baker, a protege of future president Lyndon B. Johnson whose career of wealth and privilege came crashing down in an influence-peddling scandal, died Nov. 12 — his 89th birthday — in St. Augustine, Florida.

The shirt looked, at first glance, quite simple, even humdrum-a short-sleeved, black button-down, from the streetwear label Airwalk, priced at $12.99, and patterned with tiny, white polka dots. Except they weren't dots. They were swastikas, roughly 14,000 of them in all.

A war court judge ended three weeks of hearings trying to resolve a stalemate over a resigned civilian defense team by asking the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing whether he wanted his long-serving capital defense counsel to return to court.

No one has been able to contact the Argentinian sub or any of its 44 crew members since Wednesday, even though an international collection of rescuers are scanning all radio frequencies and scouring the waters near the ARA San Juan's most recent ping.

Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, said Saturday he will return home in the coming days from where he will declare a political stance for the first time since making a strange resignation announcement from Saudi Arabia that unleashed fears of a political crisis in Lebanon.

A lot has happened in the past few days in Zimbabwe, where the world's oldest head of state tries to remain in power even under military house arrest. Here's a quick guide to the key events and players.

We may never know the motives. But Navy brass are not amused, and the crew of the EA18-G Growler — based at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station — appears to be in big trouble after an obscene image was sketched in the sky.

While treating wounds, surgeons found the large parasites, which may be reflective of poor nutrition and health in North Korea's military. Doctors measured the soldier as being 5.6 feet tall, but weighing just 132 pounds.

The bill has been brought to vote on the Senate floor twice, winning a bipartisan majority vote both times but failing to clear a filibuster.

Scoring second-place berths for the Samurai were Gio Cano (108), Brad Ponsiano (115), Bryan Williams (135), Ethan Cecil (168), Zac Forester (215) and Marshall China (heavyweight).

"Col. Larry Dewey was reinstated Friday as the 16th Military Police Brigade commander after an internal investigation found no wrongdoing on his part," a spokesman for the 18th Airborne Corps said.

No injuries were reported after a U.S. warship collided with a Japanese commercial tugboat Saturday in Japan’s Sagami Bay.

Much of that growth may be accounted for by the addition of the aircraft carriers George Washington -- which moved to Norfolk from Japan in late 2015 -- and the Gerald R. Ford.

The family of James Dempsey of Woodstock, Georgia, sued the Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center in 2014.

No injuries were reported after a U.S. warship collided with a Japanese commercial tugboat Saturday in Japan’s Sagami Bay.

The Anchor Bar — a Buffalo, N.Y. institution which is credited with inventing Buffalo-style chicken wings — is on board with the official chicken wing recipe for the USS Little Rock, which makes its grand appearance next month.

Donald Dwight Lee Bowman, who’s charged with murder, was working security at a party packed with fellow Navy personnel on Nov. 4 when he shot and killed a party goer.

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Ismael Gonzalez, 48, said he resigned his post as the wartime prison’s contract Operational Security Manager because his workplace had become a "hostile environment."

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Ismael Gonzalez, 48, said he resigned his post as the wartime prison’s contract Operational Security Manager because his workplace had become a "hostile environment."