Marines: July 12, 2000

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Japan plans to form its own Naval special operations unit early next year. The Special Guard Force will have 60 men organized into three platoons. Japanese officials refused to answer questions about how the unit would be trained or whether US Navy SEALS would have links to the SGF.--Stephen V Cole

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