Special Boat Team 22 - SOC-R
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric
Special Warfare Combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) sailors with Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) pictured aboard a Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) patrol boat.
Bristling with M240 medium machine guns, .50 cal heavy machine guns and GAU-17/A miniguns, the SOC-R is used for special operations along river networks and coastal waterways.
A common role for the SOC-R is the insertion and extraction of U.S. Navy SEALs to and from river banks.
Special Boat Team 22 specialise in riverine operations.
