Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC)

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(Top) Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat Team 22 conduct live-fire immediate action drills Aug. 11 on the riverine training range at Fort Knox, Ky. SBT-22 operates the Special Operations Craft-Riverine and is the only Special Operations unit dedicated to operating in the riverine environment. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Kathryn Whittenberger.

(Above) A Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman from Special Boat Team 22 mans an M240N .762mm machine gun while conducting live-fire immediate action drills Aug. 11 on the riverine training range at Fort Knox, Ky. (Left) A Special Warfare Combatantcraft Crewman from Special Boat Team 22 reloads an M2HB .50 caliber machine gun. Photos by Chief Petty Officer Kathryn Whittenberger.

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(Top) Naval Special Warfare 11-meter Rigid-hull Inflatable Boats conduct live-fire training in Pamlico Sound, N.C. The Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen who operate the 11-meter RIBs fired .50-caliber machine guns and MK-19 grenade launchers as part of a training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

Photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager.

(Right) A Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman from Special Boat Team 20 takes a break between live-fire training drills on Pamlico Sound, N.C. (Bottom) Naval Special Warfare 11-meter Rigid-hull Inflatable Boats transit Pamlico Sound, N.C., to a live-fire training range near Piney Island. SWCC from SBT20 spent the day training on MK-19 grenade launchers and .50caliber machine guns in preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Photos

by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager.

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