Special Operations Expanding as Wars Recede

WASHINGTON — War is going back under wraps — that’s the next-generation plan put forth by the U.S. special operations commander who led the Osama bin Laden raid and embraced at the highest levels of the Pentagon and the White House.

 

St. Louis to Host 1st Big Parade on Iraq War’s End

ST. LOUIS — Since the Iraq War ended, there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations.

 

DOD identifies brigades slated to leave Germany

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Two Army heavy brigades based in Germany will return to the United States as part of the new defense posture in Europe, the Department of Defense confirmed Thursday.

 

Haunted by deaths, company sets out on final mission in Afghanistan

STRONG POINT HAJIKHEL, Afghanistan — There was no fighting the bitter cold. Three hours till daylight, they told themselves. Just get through it.

 

Cocaine sent to U.N. headquarters

New York (CNN) – More than 35 pounds of cocaine was discovered in at least one bag that turned up at the United Nations headquarters in New York, police said Thursday.