Новости за 27.03.2019

The legislation to honor former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole was promoted by the entire Kansas delegation.

A revolutionary group that infiltrated North Korea's Embassy in Madrid last month, tied up staffers and escaped with computers and other items claimed responsibility for the raid Tuesday in a statement on its website.

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $1.47 billion contract to a Mississippi shipyard to build a new amphibious warship, following through on a plan announced last year.

The first Army Wellness Center in South Korea has opened at Camp Humphreys as the military grapples with rising concerns about stress and obesity among the troops.

Tawanda “Tee” Marie Hanible's first book draws on her experiences growing up in the foster care system, serving as a Marine gunnery sergeant and founding the nonprofit Operation Heroes Connect.

Tlingit Code Talkers made good use of the language they were forbidden to speak as schoolchildren to help the military outsmart the Japanese with codes they could not break.

Speaking before the National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama, Tuesday afternoon, Pence did not mince words when laying out NASA’s new, quicker timeline for returning to the lunar surface “by any means necessary.”

Old Glory flew in the middle, flanked by a banner for the Navy (in which her husband served) and the Air Force (in which a granddaughter serves). The display was the pride and joy of the World War II veteran, who died a year ago this week.

Veteran Rodger Zink, is one of around 200,000 U.S. veterans who are at risk of falling into debt due to mistakes by the VA, the agency designated to help them once they leave the armed forces.

As the league concluded its spring meetings one day early, the owners passed by a shockingly overwhelming 31-1 margin that interference can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials next season.

Twenty-four F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, a C-17 Globemaster III transport and an E-3 Sentry early warning aircraft “elephant walked” the flight line Tuesday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in a display of combat power.

A Senate panel approved the measure in a 5-3 vote — just over a year after a gunman opened fired at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and killed 17 students and staff.

Industry experts said it marked the first time that the government had tapped a Silicon Valley software company, as opposed to a traditional military contractor, to lead a defense program of record, which has a dedicated line of funding from Congress.

“He saved my life and the life of several others,” former Army Sgt. Sand Aijo said Tuesday at the Pentagon, recalling Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins’ act nearly 12 years ago. “I would not be here today without him.”

“He saved my life and the life of several others,” former Army Sgt. Sand Aijo said Tuesday at the Pentagon, recalling Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins’ act nearly 12 years ago. “I would not be here today without him.”

The crew declared an emergency after taking off from Orlando International Airport around 2:50 p.m., and returned to the airport safely. No passengers were on board, and the aircraft was being ferried to Victorville, California, where Southwest is storing the airplanes.

Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan told House lawmakers Tuesday that a new review into the deadly October 2017 ambush in Niger that left four American soldiers dead is underway.

The preliminary report could come as early as Wednesday, the date that the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s aviation subcommittee has scheduled a public hearing on federal oversight of airline safety.

The humanitarian organization said in a statement that four of those killed were children, eight people were wounded and two adults are unaccounted for.