This was stated to journalists by the head of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Mack Thornberry.

"If we are going to ask our men and women to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the country, we must provide them with not only better weapons and equipment, but also organize for them the best training in the country, I think that's what is happening now," he said. Thornberry.

At the same time, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis on his way to Vancouver for an international ministerial meeting on North Korea, told reporters that the situation on the Korean peninsula is calming down.

"Now the application of efforts has clearly moved into the sphere of diplomacy.

That's where we work, "he said..

Nevertheless, Mattis did not rule out the possibility of a forceful solution to the North Korean question.

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform", in 2018 the US Army intends to dress its soldiers and officers in the uniform of the times of World War II. A new model of uniforms is planned to be produced from quality fabric, where the main advantage in wearing should be comfort for the military and a strong cut.