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While these combatant crewmen specialize in scaring the enemy with dominating, ear-crushing, non-stop firepower, they also have the ability to be invisible, entering the bad guy?s backyard undetected.
Such was the situation in Iraq, when MK V Detachments combined with RHIB crews in the dead of night and silently inserted two SEAL platoons onto oil platforms off the coast of Iraq at the onset of conflict.
This insertion assured that the platforms, named Mina Al Bakr Offshore Terminal and Khawr Al Amaya Offshore Terminal, weren?t set ablaze during ensuing hostilities.
?We took both platforms down simultaneously in the middle of the night,? said Boatswain?s Mate 1st Class (SWCC) Gary Luna, who was the MK V boat captain on the mission. ?We inserted the platoons silently with the RHIBs. They were totally overwhelmed.?
The crew that night all wore night vision devices, and the MK Vs had a nifty toy called Maritime Forward Looking Infrared or MARFLIR?a thermal imaging device which lets wearers see up to two miles out on the horizon, day or night. This capability, along with the boat?s incredible acceleration, stop-on-a-dime handling and maneuverability give them the advantage on the water. Insert a crew of five SWCC Sailors and some firepower, and the enemy?s got quite a problem.
?There is always something new and exciting going on at work and in the world. Nothing about SWCC is boring or redundant,? said Moore.
?When something happens in the world, we get to be there to help take care of things and do what we have trained so hard to do so well.
?Being a SWCC is personally satisfying,? added Moore. ?I am very proud to be part of a small, elite team, and push 110 percent all the time. Every day brings change and a new challenge.?
Above information courtesy of United States Navy
While these combatant crewmen specialize in scaring the enemy with dominating, ear-crushing, non-stop firepower, they also have the ability to be invisible, entering the bad guy?s backyard undetected.
Such was the situation in Iraq, when MK V Detachments combined with RHIB crews in the dead of night and silently inserted two SEAL platoons onto oil platforms off the coast of Iraq at the onset of conflict.
This insertion assured that the platforms, named Mina Al Bakr Offshore Terminal and Khawr Al Amaya Offshore Terminal, weren?t set ablaze during ensuing hostilities.
?We took both platforms down simultaneously in the middle of the night,? said Boatswain?s Mate 1st Class (SWCC) Gary Luna, who was the MK V boat captain on the mission. ?We inserted the platoons silently with the RHIBs. They were totally overwhelmed.?
The crew that night all wore night vision devices, and the MK Vs had a nifty toy called Maritime Forward Looking Infrared or MARFLIR?a thermal imaging device which lets wearers see up to two miles out on the horizon, day or night. This capability, along with the boat?s incredible acceleration, stop-on-a-dime handling and maneuverability give them the advantage on the water. Insert a crew of five SWCC Sailors and some firepower, and the enemy?s got quite a problem.
?There is always something new and exciting going on at work and in the world. Nothing about SWCC is boring or redundant,? said Moore.
?When something happens in the world, we get to be there to help take care of things and do what we have trained so hard to do so well.
?Being a SWCC is personally satisfying,? added Moore. ?I am very proud to be part of a small, elite team, and push 110 percent all the time. Every day brings change and a new challenge.?
Above information courtesy of United States Navy
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