Special Boat Team 22 - SOC-R

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.

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