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jakeXT

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Fri Jan 27, 2012, 08:01 PM Jan 2012

Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Middle East

The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates, among other threats.

In response to requests from the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Navy is converting an aging warship it had planned to decommission into a makeshift staging base for the commandos. Unofficially dubbed a “mothership,” the floating base could accommodate smaller high-speed boats and helicopters commonly used by Navy SEALs, procurement documents show.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-wants-commando-mother-ship/2012/01/27/gIQA66rGWQ_story.html?wpisrc=al_national

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Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Middle East (Original Post) jakeXT Jan 2012 OP
Is it stealthy? lol nt DocMac Jan 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #2
Sorry, forgot to rec. Thanks for the post! nt DocMac Jan 2012 #3
Calling "Sky Captain"! ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #4

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