A U.S. riverine command boat patrols the Persian Gulf on November 2. The U.S. sailors recently detained by Iran were on riverine command boats.
Mass Commuication Specialist 2nd/NMCO/U.S. Navy
The same boat travels in the Persian Gulf on November 2.
Mass Commuication Specialist 2nd/NMCO/U.S. Navy
A U.S. boat patrols the Gulf on October 26. Riverine command boats were originally used in shallow-water and tropic environments, but these boats have been repurposed for open-sea patrol.
MC2 Torrey W. Lee/NMCO/U.S. Navy
Riverine Command Boat 802 conducts patrol operations in the Gulf on October 25.
Mass Commuication Specialist 2nd/NMCO/U.S. Navy
A riverine command boat escorts the USS Bunker Hill in November 2014.
MC1 LaTunya Howard/NMCS/U.S. Navy
Sailors travel the Persian Gulf in a riverine command boat during a training exercise in January 2014.
MC1(PJ) Michelle L. Turner/NMCS/U.S. Navy
A training exercise takes place in the Persian Gulf in January 2014.
MC1 Michelle L. Turner/NMCS/U.S. Marine Corps
Sailors secure a towline to a riverine command boat during a training exercise.
MC1(EXW) JUAN KING/NMCS/U.S. Navy
A riverine command boat maneuvers into position during a training exercise in January 2014.
MC1(EXW) JUAN KING/NMCS/U.S. Navy
A riverine command boat is photographed in June 2013. According to the U.S. Navy, riverine squadrons perform point defense, fire support and interdiction operations, supporting maritime security and infrastructure protection in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
MC1 Peter Lewis/NMCS/U.S. Navy
Sailors perform a stop while conducting patrol operations in February 2013.
MC2 Blake Midnight/Navy Media Content Service (NMCS)/U.S. Navy
Sailors patrol the Persian Gulf in October 2012.
MC2 Jamar Perry/NMCS/U.S. Navy
Sailors ride a riverine command boat in the Gulf in October 2012.
MC2 Jamar Perry/NMCS/U.S. Navy
Sailors travel through the Gulf in October 2012.
MC2 Jamar Perry/NMCS/U.S. Navy
A riverine command boat approaches the USS New York in June 2012.
MC2 Zane Ecklund/Navy Media Content Service/U.S. Navy
A riverine command boat takes part in a training exercise in June 2012.
MC2 Ecklund/Navy Visual News Service (NVNS)/U.S. Navy
Sailors prepare to launch one of the riverine command boats into the Persian Gulf for the first time in December 2011.
MC1 Krishna M. Jackson/U.S. Navy
The boats provide riverine forces with the capability of operating in littoral waters (near the shore).
