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Some amasing photos from Navy.mil

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040421-N-0000R-001 Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (Apr. 21, 2004) – Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen (SWCC) assigned to Special Boat Team Twenty-Two demonstrate the new Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) while training at the Stennis Space Center. U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Richardson. (RELEASED)

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040421-N-0000R-002 Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (Apr. 21, 2004) – Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen (SWCC) assigned to Special Boat Team Twenty-Two demonstrate the new Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) while training at the Stennis Space Center. U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Richardson. (RELEASED)

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040421-N-0000R-003 Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (Apr. 21, 2004) – Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen (SWCC) assigned to Special Boat Team Twenty-Two demonstrate the firepower of the new Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) while training at the Stennis Space Center. U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Richardson. (RELEASED)

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050908-N-4345B-005 Pearl River, La. (Sept. 8, 2005) – U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC), assigned to Special Boat Team Twenty Two (SBT-22), search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina along the banks of the Pearl River. Thousands of homes, many of which were destroyed by the storm, line both banks of the river. SBT-22 employs the Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R), which is specifically designed for shallow waterways. SOC-R's enable the SWCCs to go house-to-house along the river, checking on residents only accessible by boat. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operations are being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Scott Boyle (RELEASED)
 
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070824-N-4500G-226 FORT KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2007) - Two Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R) cruise along the Salt River during live fire training. Naval Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) from Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) employ the SOC-R, which is specifically designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robyn B. Gerstenslager (RELEASED)

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070824-N-4500G-189 FORT KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2007) – A Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R) cruises along the Salt River during live fire training. Naval Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) from Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) employ the SOC-R, which is specifically designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robyn B. Gerstenslager (RELEASED)

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070825-N-9769P-301 FT. KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2007) - Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) transit the Salt River in northern Kentucky during pre-deployment, live-fire training. SWCCs attached to Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 based in Stennis, Miss., employ the Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R), which is specifically designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of U.S. Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric (RELEASED)

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070825-N-9769P-287 FT. KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2007) - A Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) performs a crash-back maneuver during training along the Salt River in northern Kentucky. Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) attached to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) based in Stennis, Miss., employ the SOC-R, a craft designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of U.S. Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric (RELEASED)
 
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070825-N-9769P-585 FT. KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2007) - A Special Warfare Combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) mans his GAU-17 minigun during live-fire patrol training along the Salt River in northern Kentucky. SWCCs attached to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) from Stennis, Miss., employ the Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R), which is specifically designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of U.S. Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric (RELEASED)

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070825-N-9769P-317 FT. KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2007) - A Special Warfare Combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) mans his GAU-17 minigun during live-fire patrol training along the Salt River in northern Kentucky. SWCCs attached to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) from Stennis, Miss., employ the Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R), which is specifically designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of U.S. Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric (RELEASED)

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070825-N-9769P-589 FT. KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2007) - Special Warfare Combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC) prepare to get underway for live-fire patrol training along the Salt River in northern Kentucky. SWCCs attached to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) based in Stennis, Miss., employ the Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R), which is specifically designed for the clandestine insertion and extraction of U.S. Navy SEALs and other special operations forces along shallow waterways and open water environments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric (RELEASED)
 
Navy boating tips :D
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdRfbjIigIM"]YouTube - "Swick" boating tips[/ame]

Other "Swick" recruting vids
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYjQDmplKA"]YouTube - SOC-R[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXOK4h5bP9c"]YouTube - US Navy SWCC[/ame]
 
I'm still convinced the SWCC guys have the best job in the military.
 
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 19, 2008) A special warfare combatant craft crewman assigned to Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 scans the shoreline during a training exercise along the Pearl River. SBT-22 crewmen use the special operations craft-riverine armed with an M240 belt-fed machine gun, a GAU-17 mini-gun and an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun. Each special boat operator must be proficient with each weapon and with personal firearms. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 21, 2008) A special warfare combatant craft crewman assigned to Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 clears an M-2 .50 cal. machine gun during a training exercise along the Pearl River
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Feb. 19, 2008) Special warfare combatant craft crewmen assigned to Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 align the sights of their M-4 rifles during small-arms training. SBT-22 crewmen use the special operations craft-riverine armed with an M240 belt-fed machine gun, a GAU-17 mini-gun and an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun. Each special boat operator must be proficient with each weapon and with personal firearms. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager
 
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. A special warfare combatant craft crewman assigned to Special Boat Team (SBT) 22 scans the shoreline during a training exercise along the Pearl River. SBT-22 crewmen use the special operations craft-riverine armed with an M240 belt-fed machine gun, a GAU-17 mini-gun and an M-2 .50 caliber machine gun. Each special boat operator must be proficient with each weapon and with personal firearms. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager (Released)
 
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