Новости за 06.02.2016

Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy put the direction in motion on Jan. 29 when he signed an eight-page memo that officially gives female soldiers a shot at every infantry, Special Operations and Special Forces assignment in the Army.

he Islamic State's recent defeats on the battlefield signal that its once-vaunted militia army has been hobbled by worsening money problems, desertions and a dwindling pool of fighters, analysts and monitoring groups say.

In the 18 months before launching her second presidential bid, Clinton gave nearly 100 paid speeches at banks, trade associations, charitable groups and private corporations. The appearances netted her $21.7 million. Asked in one debate — and not for the first time — about releasing transcripts of those speeches, she said: "I will look into it. I don't know the status, but I will certainly look into it."

Sheppard Air Force Base officials said they went above and beyond proper procedures to divert aircraft from closed runways Jan. 21. Base personnel met with media to discuss the incident, which was the second event in recent months where an airliner went back to Dallas because of allegations of darkened runways.

Humphreys beat the Falcons twice during the regular season in winning its first KAIAC conference title in any sport.

Sharon Westerfield didn't see her late husband, Larry Westerfied, receive the honor he deserved for serving his country in Vietnam.But she will see it in June when her husband, who died in 2012 at age 63, becomes part of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial's In Memory program in Washington, D.C. Westerfield will be going to the nation's capital to participate in the 18th annual ceremony June 18.

The Army’s conversion of Hawaii’s Stryker brigade into an infantry team is playing out in earnest with Exercise Lightning Forge, which culminated with an air assault and 100 soldiers raiding a mock terrorist stronghold Friday at this seaside facility.

A military prosecutor said Friday that another murder trial is warranted for a sailor – who previously served time in prison for shooting and killing his best friend – because the resulting six-month sentence was too light.

The Obama administration has found itself increasingly backed into a corner by Russian bombing in Syria that its diplomacy has so far appeared powerless to stop.

The top lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have urged Navy leaders to block a promotion for the admiral in charge of the service's elite SEAL teams, citing reports that the commander retaliated against suspected whistleblowers.

The Air Force will no longer have C-130s permanently based at Fort Bragg by the end of the year.