Новости за 31.08.2017

A Navy commander accused of accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor who supplied the Japan-based 7th fleet has had the military's equivalent of a preliminary hearing to show if there's probable cause to proceed with a court-martial.

The United States will provide an additional $91 million in humanitarian aid for Ethiopia to cope with a third straight year of drought, said Mark Green, the new administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

Luke Air Force Base officials say they have ended altitude restrictions on their F-35 fighter jets put in place after several pilots reported symptoms of oxygen deprivation.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-year prison term for a 67-year-old engineer who worked as an operative for the Chinese government in buying American nuclear information for China.

Navy leaders say the nation needs about 350 ships, roughly 75 more ships than the fleet has today. Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, says they could get closer to the target faster by counting unmanned vessels with capabilities similar to a manned ship— a new twist on the definition of a ship.

Every major veteran service organization except Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) supported legislation, signed into law last week, to reform a woefully clogged process for deciding appeals of veterans’ disability claims.

When he fired up the MH-60 Seahawk helicopter Wednesday morning, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Pat Dunn thought it was going to be an easier day over the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey.

“Tal Afar has been liberated,” Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in a statement. “We say to the Islamic State fighters: Wherever you are, we are coming for you and you have no choice but to surrender or die.”

Jurors found 66-year-old Mark Wisner guilty Wednesday of criminal sodomy, aggravated sexual battery and three counts of sexual battery. Prosecutors alleged he performed unnecessary and improper genital examinations from 2012 to 2014 while working at the Eisenhower Veterans Administration Medical Center in Leavenworth.

A Moroccan national remains under house arrest after trying to get into Aviano Air Base by using an ID card bearing the name of an active-duty servicemember.

The Fort Hood, Texas-based 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division will send 1,900 soldiers to Europe later this fall to maintain a steady presence of Army airpower on the Continent.

The media arm of Lebanon's Hezbollah says the group has received the body of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard member recently captured and killed by the Islamic State group.

Two explosions were reported early Thursday at a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power amid flooding from Harvey.

Frankfurt officials plan to evacuate more than 60,000 people on Sunday to defuse a World War II bomb found during construction work Tuesday in the Westend district.

Enrollment has dropped to 329, less than half of what it was a year ago, and that pool of potential players will continue to shrink as the transformation from Yongsan Garrison to Camp Humphreys continues.

A handful of Americans left Pyongyang on Thursday on a flight to Beijing, a day before the start of a U.S. ban on American citizens going to North Korea.

An Afghan official says a roadside mine has killed three police officers in western Farah province.

Arizona State unveiled a bronze statue of former player and Army Ranger during a ceremony at Sun Devil Stadium on Wednesday, a monument designed as a tribute to the man who gave so much and as inspiration to the players trying to follow his footsteps.

The Cougars football program has returned, after a one-year hiatus due to a lack of players that prevented it from taking the field in 2016.

Humphreys has several returns on the roster who remember title loss a year ago and feature a school-record 40 players on squad.

During the hajj, pilgrims are expected to shed symbols of materialism, though the trip itself can be quite expensive for most. The large crowds gathered from more than 160 countries around the world, dressed in nearly identical white garments, are meant to symbolize unity among Muslims, humility and equality before God.

For servicemembers and their families stationed in Japan, the season provides many opportunities to experience the country’s traditions firsthand and perhaps even take part in some of the events.

Horton, 44, faced up to three years in prison but instead received 4 years on supervised probation. A jury convicted him of second-degree trespassing, a felony, and a misdemeanor.

Spencer, a Marine aviator who flew CH-46 helicopters while serving at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin and lived in Newport Beach in the late 1970s, toured assets of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

Readiness is a concept that is often hard to explain, but it was clearly demonstrated this week by Fort Bliss’ Combat Aviation Brigade as it responded to Hurricane Harvey, said one of the top leaders at the installation.