Новости за 20.12.2016

Groundbreaking was set for Tuesday at a capped landfill on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Officials say the solar power project is the largest in the military in the Northeastern U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump met Tuesday met with candidates for his unfilled Cabinet positions, including prospective hires to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a beleaguered agency that the Republican businessman has vowed to overhaul.

This weekend is Christmas, as any of you poor saps working retail or standing duty on Dec. 25 are overly aware. As such, many gamers, their hands tightly clenching new controllers, will be looking for new games to match.

Women and transgender troops in the U.S. military, seeking to defend their hard-fought access to combat roles against attacks from conservatives in Congress, are worried President-elect Donald Trump will overturn revolutionary Defense Department policies as part of his declared war on so-called "political correctness."

A Pentagon memo outlining the incoming Trump administration's top "defense priorities" does not include any mention of Russia, which has been identified by senior military officials as the No. 1 threat to the United States.

The U.S. government says it has extended the economic sanctions on Russia to include eight more entities and seven individuals linked to the annexation of Crimea.

Marine Lance Cpls. Rodney “Rocky” Padilla, 21, and Lawrence Martens, 19, were found at Maunalua Bay Beach Park after they were killed execution style on Sept. 7, 1980.

New data shows European authorities aren't just guarding against terror plots using weapons like trucks or bombs. They are also concerned about illegal firearms that may be increasingly easy for terror networks to obtain.

A list of U.S. Army officers and warrant officers who have been selected for promotion in January, 2017, as announced on December 20, 2016.

President Barack Obama has granted 78 people pre-Christmas pardons, more than doubling the amount allowed during his eight-year tenure. But accused Army deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was not among them.

The images of the destruction in Aleppo have haunted us all for days, and we all feel helpless. My colleagues include men and women from throughout the Middle East, and they have raised an angry chorus of blame.

Nearly any conservative nominated to replace Antonin Scalia is likely to share his zeal for deregulating campaign finance.

In almost every Arab country, Islamist parties have adapted their political strategies to the local context rather than pursuing an unyielding ideology.

It’s not hard to imagine a Trump presidency where the agencies and departments are run more as autonomous fiefs than is usually the case, with the heads making their own appointments and driving their own agendas.

Army Spc. Tony Macie was diagnosed with PTSD by the Army when he left in 2008 with a medical discharge following back injuries he sustained in Iraq. He was anxious and depressed and had trouble sleeping. Nothing helped. But there was one long shot: MDMA, known more broadly as the illegal party drug Ecstasy.

The captain of the Spirit of Baltimore had worked three days on his own boat and was feeling tired late on the August night when he guided the 119-foot ship on a midnight party cruise through the Inner Harbor, Coast Guard investigators said. At around 2 a.m., with 400 passengers aboard, the captain dozed off.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting bipartisan calls for a special committee to investigate Russian interference in the U.S. election, which American intelligence says was aimed in part at helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Bay County, Florida, commissioners are slated to decide Tuesday whether to force developers to buy back property from the county next to Naval Support Activity Panama City at no loss to taxpayers or enter into a deal in which taxpayers could lose $855,000.

Despite chatter and speculation on social media by members that the facility is slated for closure early next year, Air Force officials at Ramstein Air Base say no decision has been made to shut down the Kaiserslautern Rod and Gun Club.

"This program is not out of control," said Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, who heads the office responsible for developing and acquiring the fighter jet. "Since 2011 we have basically been on schedule. Since 2011 we have basically been on budget."

On Nov. 29, Iraqi forces were struggling to push their way deeper into Mosul. They had, however, ample help overhead. Forty-three U.S. and allied strike aircraft, including B-52 bombers, Marine Harriers, Air Force F-15 eagles and F-22 raptors circled, ready to strike targets where militants were, for instance, assembling car bombs or staking out artillery positions.

It was all a ruse. The pastor had invited a deployed soldier's mother to join the pastor on stage to represent military families that often struggle this time of year when their loved ones are away. Then, he quickly pivoted. "I have some good news and some bad news," the pastor told her during the service. "The bad news is your pastor has lied to you. The good news is you're about to have a great Christmas."

Security was ratcheted up Tuesday at Christmas markets across Germany, where heavily armed police were on guard after a deadly attack in Berlin that has prompted U.S. military officials to urge vigilance among its members in Europe.

Two months in the making and kept quiet from everyone who may have let the secret slip, Notre Dame junior guard Matt Farrell received an early Christmas present Monday night, as his deployed Army brother, Bo, made a surprise visit after a Monday night victory over Colgate.

Russia and Turkey will strengthen their efforts to fight terrorism, particularly in war-torn Syria and Iraq, Moscow said Tuesday in response to the assassination of Russia's ambassador in Turkey.