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Archive Home > 2012 > January > 28 > Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Mideast

Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Mideast

By Craig Whitlock / The Bulletin
January 28, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaida 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....

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