Новости за 01.12.2017

Retired Navy Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld once had the ability to project military power anywhere on Earth. But when it came to finding help to pull his son Jonathan back from the depths of drug addiction, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was at a loss.

The two-star deputy at U.S. Army Europe will take command of forces on the Continent in the coming weeks as the Army continues its search for a permanent replacement for retiring Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges.

A Wisconsin man living in Costa Rica, where he owned part of a popular bar and grill, said Thursday he was shocked to learn in a news story that he had been indicted on federal charges of defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Norwegian authorities say a cockpit voice recorder from a Russian helicopter that crashed in the Arctic with eight people onboard did not capture the crew discussing any technical problems before the aircraft hit the sea.

The head of Syria's government delegation on Friday blasted the opposition for statements made ahead of the current round of talks in Geneva, saying there can be no progress in light of such "provocative and irresponsible" statements relating to President Bashar Assad's future.

U.S. Africa Command will start flying armed drones from its base in Niger, adding more firepower in a country where four U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants.

A proposed $3.4 billion in federal funding over the next five years would extend caregivers' benefits to family and friends performing full-time care for veterans of all eras.

The 2nd Infantry Division has a new senior enlisted adviser to help oversee its move from camps near the Demilitarized Zone to a state-of-the-art base south of Seoul.

All Clear signals the end of typhoon season for northwest Pacific.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has bluntly warned Pentagon weapons buyers that he won't let the Air Force accept new refueling tankers from Boeing if they're flawed or don't meet all contract obligations, according to a person familiar with the issue.

The Italian army's involvement in the therapeutic marijuana business is set to expand under a new budget law moving through Parliament. If the bill is approved as anticipated, military officials say, they expect production to triple within a year. Not everyone is happy with the army's role, however.

Former U.S. base worker Kenneth Franklin Gadson has been sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of a 20-year-old Okinawan woman.

The former U.S. base worker accused of raping and killing a 20-year-old Okinawan woman last year was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor after being convicted of her murder Friday at Naha District Court.

Former U.S. base worker Kenneth Franklin Gadson told a Japanese court he never intended to kill a 20-year-old Okinawan woman when he attacked her in a remote area of Okinawa last spring.

American and Somalian troops acted in self-defense during a firefight in August that sparked accusations of civilian casualties, U.S. Africa Command said Friday.

The Oct. 20 inspection identified evidence of pests in food service areas. The VA said those conditions were actually found in a washroom and chemical storage room, separate from food preparation areas.

Tillerson has become a symbol of dysfunction and tension at the State Department, and the subject of months of rumors about his declining stock in a chaotic administration.

Navy Rear Adm. Richard A. Brown had become involved in addressing manning shortcomings in 7th Fleet when attended a summit at Yokosuka Naval Base in July.

A suspected computer hacker appealed to British judges on Thursday to block his extradition to the United States, arguing that he'd be subjected to inhuman conditions in the American justice system.

Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort has reached a bail deal with prosecutors led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, agreeing to secure his release with four properties worth $11.6 million, forego foreign travel and limit his travel within the United States.

The Republican plan for a massive tax overhaul steamed toward Senate passage on Thursday, even as a nonpartisan congressional scorekeeper said the plan would fall short of GOP claims that it would pay for itself.

Germany's president brought together Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leader of the center-left Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, on Thursday night with the aim of breaking the impasse over the formation of a new government.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week that it would begin offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy to some veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, despite a lack of evidence that it works or being approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for PTSD.

There is something about trains that has captivated me since childhood. Alas, living in the U.S., I’m not able to indulge my passion for them much, which makes it all the more wonderful when I’m somewhere where I can. That most recent somewhere was Ireland, and the train wasn’t your garden variety type, but rather the Belmond Grand Hibernian.