Новости за 15.06.2016

Five more airmen are under investigation for illegal drug activity at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming, bringing the total to 19 and expanding the probe beyond the security forces group initially implicated, the Air Force said Wednesday.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is closing its Freedom Fest event July 4 to the general public, the base announced Tuesday.

An indie comedy-horror film about veterans seeking to save humanity from a zombie apocalypse, will have a special one-night showing in Texas.

An indie comedy-horror film about veterans seeking to save humanity from a zombie apocalypse, will have a special one-night showing in Texas.

Egypt on Wednesday said that it spotted and obtained images from the wreckage of the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on board, according to a statement by the country's investigation committee.

Two South Korean destroyers arrived at Pearl Harbor on Tuesday for the Rim of the Pacific war games, while other ships are also heading to Hawaii from around the region for the world’s largest international maritime exercise.

The Senate cleared a reform-centered defense policy bill on Tuesday with far more support than necessary to withstand a threatened presidential veto.

Elon Musk's SpaceX failed to complete what would have been its fifth landing of a reusable booster rocket Wednesday, a down note on what appeared to be an otherwise successful mission to deliver two Boeing-built communication satellites to high orbit above the Earth.

When Russia faces uncomfortable accusations from abroad, the Kremlin normally lashes back with official declarations and scornful comments on state television.

A group of former senior military officials and veterans, including Gens. David Petraeus and Stanley McCrystal, have launched a veteran-focused gun law initiative.

A hacker arrested in Malaysia last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing the personal data of U.S. service members and passing it to the Islamic State terrorist group.

U.S. airstrikes against terrorist groups in Afghanistan will be increased as part of the expanded role that President Barack Obama authorized last week for U.S. forces fighting there, Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday.

Trump spoke of a practice employed by the government during the Iraq rebuilding period, in which palettes of cash largely drawn from Iraqi government accounts in the United States were flown to Baghdad. Over time, the total added up to billions of dollars in shrink-wrapped bundles of $100 bills. An investigation from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction found that a large portion of the money had gone missing.

Trump spoke of a practice employed by the government during the Iraq rebuilding period, in which cash largely drawn from Iraqi government accounts in the United States were flown to Baghdad. Over time, the total added up to billions of dollars in shrink-wrapped bundles of $100 bills. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction reported that a large portion of the money had gone missing.

When the terrifying blasts of rapid gunfire filled an Orlando, Florida, nightclub early Sunday morning, many clubgoers panicked or froze. Imran Yousuf, a bouncer at the Pulse nightclub, had an advantage.

After opening fire on scores of people inside a nightclub here early Sunday, the gunman threatened to strap explosives to his hostages and left police fearing possible booby traps even after the attacker was killed, the city's mayor said Wednesday.

Plunging into the presidential race Tuesday, a visibly angry President Obama issued a scathing rebuke of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his proposal to suspend Muslim immigration in the wake of the Orlando massacre, tying Trump’s ideas to shameful episodes of American history and mocking them as sloppy and dangerous.

In the aftermath of 9/11, the nation’s top domestic security priority focused on stopping foreign sleeper cells planted by al-Qaida or other radical groups. Now, Omar Mateen defines what anti-terrorism experts say is the most serious and increasing threat for the United States — the “lone wolf.”

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will be meeting with the National Rifle Association to discuss ways to block people on terrorism watch lists or no fly lists from buying guns as his party scrambles to respond in the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

One definition of a mass killing: carried out by a lone shooter or a small number of attackers that unfold in hours or less. The definition does not typically include killings that are part of military operations. By that definition, the Pulse nightclub shooting is the deadliest mass public shooting in U.S. history. But critics counter that the more narrow terminology prevents comparisons with some of the nation’s bloodiest chapters.

It takes about 40 seconds for the average paratrooper to reach the ground from 1,500 feet in the air, according to Sgt. 1st Class Richard Flanagan. During that time, jumpers mentally run through a checklist. But one thought trumps all others.

The chairman of a House subcommittee overseeing the U.S. Navy lost a primary contest Tuesday to a former Navy SEAL who painted the veteran lawmaker as a Washington insider and “cowardly” political opportunist.

Trump hasn’t needed any help in exposing his prevarications, exaggerations and just plain awful behavior. His words and deeds speak for themselves.

I wouldn’t have made the same choices as Ryan. But I don’t feel comfortable harshly condemning him.

An investigation into the March 2015 death of a Navy SEAL during parachute training blames errors made by supervisors, in addition to the relative inexperience of the 29-year-old Coronado SEAL who was killed.