MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry on Friday confirmed the appointment of Colonel-General Viktor Afzalov as commander of the country's aerospace forces, replacing General Sergei Surovikin ...

Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin has been dismissed from military service. Source: RBC (RosBusinessConsulting), citing a source familiar with the personnel decision Details: Earlier, Lapin had ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly appointed Colonel-General Viktor Afzalov as acting head of the air force, replacing General Sergei Surovikin who hasn't been sighted publicly since the ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China ...

Paul Henderson has at least two titles—Colonel, because he served with distinction in the Army and attained that rank; General, because he is Assistant Postmaster General, in charge of the Air Mail; ...

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has fired a four-star general — one of just 12 in the entire service — following an investigation into accusations that he attempted to use his position to push a ...

Madagascar's new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, said he will be sworn in as president on Friday and was open ...

The Russian Defense Ministry on October 27 announced the appointment of Colonel General Viktor Afzalov as commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Russian state-run RIA Novosti and TASS news ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – A U.S. Army Adjutant General Corps lieutenant colonel completed her career at the headquarters for the U.S. military’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, ...

* General kidnapped in 1998 when rebels overran his base * Two rescued officers part of group of 22 FARC hostages (Adds quotes, background, byline) By Patrick Markey BOGOTA, June 13 (Reuters) - ...