The United States plans to deploy a floating naval base in the Middle East
Saturday, 28 December / 2 January 2012 11:35
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According to the website of the newspaper "Washington Post" in the U.S. on the evening of January 27 that the United States in the coming months plans to deploy a naval base for the establishment of a floating ad hoc members of the special forces of the U.S. Navy in the Middle East.
The paper says, citing documents released by the Pentagon and military officials' statements that the United States intends to transfer large landing ship "bonus" to the naval base afloat. Was to be not very long ago that ship out of the Navy after serving 41 years in it. But now the Navy announced a tender aimed at converting landing ship "bonus" to mobilize the base of the so-called advanced which can be positioned helicopters and speed boats of various types, let alone provide support for minesweepers and patrol vessels and aircraft are. It is expected to end the work required by the tender in late spring or early summer. It is also expected to reach the ship "bonus" trans to the base floating to the site dedicated to her. According to documents issued by the Pentagon about it is intended that the Persian Gulf.
And return the paper recalled that the Marine Corps major U.S. naval base in Bahrain, where the headquarters of his fleet of marine stationed fifth. However, the base of the emerging advanced remobilization can play an important role in the implementation of covert operations carried out by special forces on land. Remember, the newspaper in this context of tension between the United States, Iran, and operations of the "Al Qaeda" in Yemen and the activity of Somali pirates.
The newspaper wrote that the re-equip the landing ship "bonus" may be an intermediate step on the road to establishing a forward base of modern special forces. Under the financial documents issued by the Ministry of Defense to allocate U.S. Navy in the coming year funds for this purpose.
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Saturday, 28 December / 2 January 2012 11:35
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According to the website of the newspaper "Washington Post" in the U.S. on the evening of January 27 that the United States in the coming months plans to deploy a naval base for the establishment of a floating ad hoc members of the special forces of the U.S. Navy in the Middle East.
The paper says, citing documents released by the Pentagon and military officials' statements that the United States intends to transfer large landing ship "bonus" to the naval base afloat. Was to be not very long ago that ship out of the Navy after serving 41 years in it. But now the Navy announced a tender aimed at converting landing ship "bonus" to mobilize the base of the so-called advanced which can be positioned helicopters and speed boats of various types, let alone provide support for minesweepers and patrol vessels and aircraft are. It is expected to end the work required by the tender in late spring or early summer. It is also expected to reach the ship "bonus" trans to the base floating to the site dedicated to her. According to documents issued by the Pentagon about it is intended that the Persian Gulf.
And return the paper recalled that the Marine Corps major U.S. naval base in Bahrain, where the headquarters of his fleet of marine stationed fifth. However, the base of the emerging advanced remobilization can play an important role in the implementation of covert operations carried out by special forces on land. Remember, the newspaper in this context of tension between the United States, Iran, and operations of the "Al Qaeda" in Yemen and the activity of Somali pirates.
The newspaper wrote that the re-equip the landing ship "bonus" may be an intermediate step on the road to establishing a forward base of modern special forces. Under the financial documents issued by the Ministry of Defense to allocate U.S. Navy in the coming year funds for this purpose.
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