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...Will we ever see a Jackie Chan - Bollywood collaboration? Raghavendra Nelli, SAN DIEGO That's one I really want to do. Last year, we were going to do one, but there were some problems, so we stopped. We'll probably start again this year...
...Marine Corps is moving 24,000 tons of inventory to the secretive U.S. naval station on the atoll of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, southeast of Somalia. A large container ship will transport 1,628 TEUs - 20-foot shipping containers - in temperature and humidity controlled conditions as part of the long-established Afloat Prepositioning Force, a strategy for storing the tools of war, known as "prepo." The ship will simply sit at anchor in the atoll's blue lagoon and wait, in case there is a major conflict in the area requiring U.S. involvement. This particular project...
Getting to Diego Garcia is likely to take ships through or near waters inhabited by pirates - and the hijacking of this ship would dwarf the Somali pirate hijacking of the Saudi tanker last year. To protect this cargo, at least 15 Navy personnel, known as an Embarked Security Team, will be bunked aboard the container ship. "That's half a platoon strength onboard and they will be packing an awful lot of ammo and huge amount of firepower," says one ex-special forces soldier. "They will be Navy Seals with side arms and MP5Ks [compact submachine guns] for close quarters...
...However, after a solid third place showing among a talented field in San Diego, the squad is brimming with confidence and has revenge in sight...
...Indeed, the Crimson has already sent a message to the Bears, finishing two spots ahead of its rivals in San Diego...