FW: The Early Brief -- US Keeps Wraps on New Commando Force for Iraq

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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 08:12:58 -0500
From: military@e0.email.military.com
Subject: The Early Brief -- US Keeps Wraps on New Commando Force for Iraq

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