Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force

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Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force

Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force

10-28-2012 09:00 PM

When the U.S. Navy’s Riverine forces were resurrected six years ago to secure Iraq’s rivers and coastal waterways, they functioned much as the highly decorated river rats of the Mekong Delta did in Vietnam. Their success has given new life to the unit and the strategy.

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