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Brigade Command in Turkey, where he commanded the U.S. Army Field Station, Sinop, Turkey. After his command tour, Colonel Thomas was assigned to the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, where he began duty in the Joint Staff Operations (J-3) as the deputy for intelligence in the Special Technical Operations Division of the Current Operations Division (J-33). Prior to the
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