Новости за 16.12.2015

Twelve U.S. Air Force F-15s sent to Incirlik Air Base in November to protect Turkish airspace and conduct strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq are being redeployed to their home base in the United Kingdom, European Command said.

To attract and keep a drone pilot workforce that’s been stretched thin by rising demands for global surveillance, the Air Force announced Tuesday that it’s offering up to $125,000 in bonuses to keep the in-demand skills from leaving for the private sector.

Break box-office records, the new Star Wars movie could.

With the family of pilot Kevin Mose Weiss watching, an Army honor guard accompanied his flag-draped casket from a commercial flight to a waiting hearse on the tarmac at Chicago's Midway Airport on Wednesday.

Air Force veteran Zaid Shakir, co-founder and faculty member of the nation's only Muslim liberal arts college and widely regarded to be one of America’s most influential Islamic thought leaders, tells those who have come seeking his counsel in a hard time that they should be themselves. Live their lives just as they did the day before San Bernardino, or Paris, or the Twin Towers.

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday he has asked his staff to look into whether Texas Sen. Ted Cruz released classified information during Tuesday night's GOP presidential debate.

President Barack Obama plans to meet with families of the victims of this month's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) announced on Wednesday some $94 million in proposed funding for the U.S. Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Md., in 2016. The Curtis Bay yard consists of 113 acres and employs some 600 military and civilian employees in Anne Arundel.

The U.S. updated its terror alert system on Wednesday, unveiling a new "bulletin" category intended to better inform the public about evolving terrorist threats.

Richard Treloar had a contract with the federal Defense Logistics Agency to decommission 4,800 vehicles and bought land in Indiana to carry out the work. Twenty jobs were created. Early in the process, scrap steel sold for $450 a ton, and profits were good. Now, the scrap is going for $110 a ton, not so good.

Security in Afghanistan is deteriorating, violence is increasing, and the Islamic State has become “operationally emergent” in the country’s east, though insurgents have not been able to exert lasting control over any major population centers, the Pentagon says in a new report.

The Citadel has completed its initial investigation into cadets appearing in photos with pillowcases on their heads similar to Ku Klux Klan garb, the South Carolina military college announced Wednesday.

Baghdad, Iraq — Defense Secretary Ash Carter took time away from meeting with U.S. military and Iraqi government leaders to talk with U.S. servicemembers forward deployed to Baghdad Wednesday.

At first glance, you don't even recognize this as a pharmacy, so overwhelming are the statues and figurines that seem a sectarian mix of Roman Catholicism and Yoruban-inspired Santeria.

How does your average person function with a smartphone on the road, capturing as many memories as possible while still keeping their device safe and secure?

The Navy base here is relocating its main barracks in a cost-saving measure that puts sailors closer to amenities such as the movie theater and bowling alley.

The American Red Cross was founded in part to assist military personnel, so it’s only fitting that the agency wants to help preserve their stories.

In the final battle against Polio, an unlikely ally has emerged: the Taliban. The insurgent group, whose anti-government attacks have stoked insecurity in Afghanistan and hampered vaccinators, is working alongside local and international health authorities to wipe out the last vestiges of the disease.

Cal coach Sonny Dykes and Troy Calhoun of Air Force had high praise for the Lone Star State on Tuesday when they formally accepted invitations to the 13th annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl during an event at the 1.25-mile long assembly plant for F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

The massive year-end spending measure includes a provision that will encourage companies to share cyber threat information with the government.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion, but that isn't the reason he faces life imprisonment in his court-martial. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the maximum punishment for desertion is five years. The potential life sentence comes from a now-obscure charge with origins in the articles of war enacted by the Continental Congress on Sept. 20, 1776: the charge of misbehavior before the enemy.

Talks between Turkey and Israel to end a five-year diplomatic rift have gained momentum as Turkey seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian natural gas, according to two Turkish officials familiar with the negotiations.

Investigators at the Department of Veterans Affairs found that two senior managers retaliated against whistleblowers who reported dangers to patient care and financial mismanagement at the Phoenix hospital at the center of a nationwide scandal over falsified waiting lists.

Russia's strategic nuclear forces chief says its new weapons will be capable of "neutralizing" any potential missile defenses.

Living-quarters upgrades are in the works for single and unaccompanied sailors and Marines based at Camp Foster.