Новости за 10.01.2018

In a wide-ranging examination of the net effect of conflicts on African wildlife populations over more than six decades, researchers found the frequency of war - rather than the intensity - to be a key factor in declines of wildlife.

Members of the Lobo Wing of the Commemorative Air Force were recently in the process of restoring a 1941 AT-11, the only one in existence known to have been assigned to what was then Albuquerque Army Air Base, which later became Kirtland Army Air Field. The goal is to have it restored and in good flying condition so it can be displayed at air shows across the country.

This spring, soldiers from Fort Drum will travel to Iraq, soldiers from Fort Campbell will deploy to Afghanistan and soldiers from Fort Stewart will be sent to South Korea. Soldiers from Fort Hood will deploy in the summer to Europe.

Lawmakers lauded the effort saying it will set the stage for a new level of fiscal accountability at the Pentagon for years to come and reverse trends of financial waste that have plagued the department.

Lawmakers lauded the effort saying it will set the stage for a new level of fiscal accountability at the Pentagon for years to come and reverse trends of financial waste that have plagued the department.

Angelina Trask said her husband — who served in Iraq and Afghanistan — suffered severe brain damage from the Dec. 6 incident. The military told her it was an accident, though it is still investigating and has not yet fully explained to her what happened, she said.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will soon propose rule changes to its home loan guarantee program that aim to stop lenders from aggressively targeting and pressuring veterans to refinance their home loans, a VA official told congressmen Wednesday.

The Army's problem of finding physically fit recruits at a time of rising obesity in the U.S. is especially acute in the South — where it traditionally draws a high percentage of soldiers, concluded researchers at The Citadel, a military college in Charleston, S.C.

The State Department unveiled four tiered categories to warn travelers of potential dangers overseas, replacing the vague and often confusing system of issuing "travel alerts" for short-term dangers posed by events like health epidemics or mass protests, and "travel warnings" for long-standing concerns like armed conflict or political instability.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday was critical of a federal judge who temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending protections for nearly 800,000 young immigrants. The Senate's top Democrat said that despite the ruling, lawmakers and the White House must drive toward a bipartisan deal that would permanently shield them from deportation.

The “Walls of Honor” event was organized by the Gary Sinise Foundation, which is building the 3,000-square-foot house for Marine veteran Brandon Dodson, who lost both legs in Afghanistan in 2014, and his family.

South Korea’s president gave his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump credit for playing a “very big” role in bringing the two Koreas together for breakthrough talks the day before.

John C. Woods became an international celebrity following the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. He was assigned to kill 10 of the top Third Reich’s Nazi military and civilian officials who had been convicted of war crimes against humanity.

It will be exceedingly difficult to find qualified agents, or to deploy them effectively since the border is actually quieter than ever.

In a sobering reminder of a U.S. lag in the tech-based national security race against China, a panel of experts told a House committee that the country faces an uphill battle to gain dominance in the field.

All potential actions against Trump are complicated and currently unlikely to succeed. How and when that might change is simply unforeseeable now.

Tunisian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in the capital, Tunis, as increasingly violent protests test a government struggling to put its finances in order and attract investors.

Actions demonstrating freshened resolve abroad suggest when it comes to foreign policy, friends and foes alike would do well to note that Trump follows words with action.

School systems need to hire teachers in great numbers only if they don’t retain enough of the well-qualified teachers they currently employ.

The death toll from a massive debris flow that buried homes and cars under a torrent of mud and boulders has risen to 15 in Montecito, where local personnel and the U.S. Coast Guard are planning to continue rescue operations Wednesday morning.

Soldiers won’t have to move as often, spouses will find it easier to get jobs and there will be access to cheaper produce if the new Army secretary has his way.

The projects, valued at about $70 million, are set to begin this spring with work on a vehicle-maintenance shop and a modern training support center.

A series of mysterious attacks against the main Russian military base in Syria, including one conducted by a swarm of armed miniature drones, has exposed Russia's continued vulnerability in the country despite recent claims of victory by President Vladimir Putin.