Новости за 22.12.2017

When Mickey Kuhn served in the U.S. Navy in the early 1950s, his fellow sailors might not have known that he already had a long resume as an actor that included a role in "Gone with the Wind."

Listening to gripping battlefield tales that World War II vets shared at a conference this summer, Mark Vital continues to be filled with admiration for the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation.

The United States is developing an expanded training program for local Kurdish and Arab border guards in Syria, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East said, to help head off the "significant risk" of Islamic State fighters regrouping in the country. It's an effort that could entail a longer term American and allied commitment.

The future of Madison’s Wisconsin Air National Guard base was bolstered Thursday with the announcement that it will become home to a squadron of $100 million F-35 fighter jets.

The retired Air Force and Army veteran had been living on the edge of the Pine Barrens, camping in the New Jersey woods when his pension and Social Security benefits couldn’t cover a motel.

If successful, the agencies would have fleets of robots with arms and cameras that could inspect, refuel and repair satellites, keeping them operational well beyond their expected lifetimes.

The Department of Defense on Friday identified a Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier who died in Iraq while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Another year down, another year of amazing video game experiences. As with every year, there have been some great games and some titles that are best forgotten. This year in particular will be remembered largely for the resurgence of Nintendo, what with the company’s massively successful Switch and the exceptional critical reception of two of its flagship IPs. But 2017 was chock full of other success stories as well. Please enjoy our rundown of what we consider to be the best video games of 2017.

The new, four-week funding measure approved Thursday evening has drawn the ire of several military veterans on Capitol Hill who voiced concerns ahead of the Christmas holiday. The new stopgap funding will run out Jan. 19.

The Polish government has donated $28 million to restore and protect a major Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, one of the country's largest public contributions toward preserving the Jewish culture nearly wiped out in the Holocaust.

The Navy will forgive past fitness test failures for all its sailors in the new year and will end its policy mandating discharges for ones who fail two Physical Fitness Assessments in a three-year period, the service announced Thursday.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Moscow Friday, seeking to encourage cooperation on global security challenges despite strained relations between Russia and the West.

Potential issues in the report include drought-induced wildfires scorching California bases, more frequent hurricanes battering island installations and rising seas that might put many military bases under water in the next 20 years.

A stopgap funding bill that President Donald Trump signed Friday to avoid a government shutdown included $2.1 billion for a nearly bankrupt Department of Veterans Affairs program that allows veterans to seek medical care in the private sector.

President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax-overhaul bill to little fanfare on Friday, delivering a major tax cut to U.S. corporations along with a package of temporary cuts for other businesses and most individuals.

Federal officials have charged three suspects from Lancaster with possession of a grenade launcher, machine guns, other weapons and military gear that was stolen from the Army National Guard armory.

North Korea has test-fired more than 20 missiles over and around Japan in the past year, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that experts believe is capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., wants Marines to take a break from social media for the holiday season, Corps leaders say in a new video.

The Defense Department will restructure its sprawling bureaucracy and implement a new National Defense Strategy next year, separate efforts that are intended to making lasting change in the Pentagon, its No. 2 official said Thursday.

Michael Madden has become, as he puts it, an "accidental expert" on the men, and the occasional woman, who run the world's most isolated country. From his couch in a dark basement in the U.S., he documents the appearances of Kim Jong Un and the people around him.

Michael Madden has become, as he puts it, an "accidental expert" on the men, and the occasional woman, who run the world's most isolated country. From his couch in a dark basement in the U.S., he operates the website North Korea Leadership Watch, documenting the appearances of Kim and the people around him.

Only a few members of his staff knew about the preparations. The vice president slipped out of Washington on Wednesday afternoon so that he could arrive at Bagram Air Field long after the sun had set Thursday. He traveled in a nondescript C-17 instead of a traditionally labeled Air Force Two.

Whether joining soldiers on the training fields of South Korea or flying high above the South China Sea with Okinawa-based Marines, Stars and Stripes spent 2017 bringing the stories of Pacific-based sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines off the battlefield and onto the printed page.

Initially, Ridley Scott had little interest in directing “All the Money in the World,” the story of the 1973 kidnapping of J. Paul Getty’s grandson. It wasn’t that the man behind such movies as “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and “The Martian” was opposed to making a movie based on a true story. He did that with “Black Hawk Down” and it won two Oscars and earned himself a nomination as best director.

Yellin, who later became an outspoken advocate of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, died Dec. 21 at his son's home in Orlando, Florida. He was 93 and had lung cancer.