Sailors assigned to Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific (CTF-75), Coastal Riverine Squadron 3 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 helped off-load two Riverine Command Boats (RCBs) from USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) and transported them to Naval Base Guam, Nov 24.
The new boats will bring added versatility to CTF-75, increasing capabilities and readiness in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
Cmdr. Eric Rasch, executive officer of Coastal Riverine Squadron 3, homeported in San Diego, said:
The addition of these two RCBs significantly enhances the Coastal Riverine Force (CRF) capability throughout the Western Pacific.
According to Rasch, the two 49-feet long by 12-feet wide RCBs will be used to conduct a vast array of missions and will ultimately be the key elements of any adaptive force packages that may be required to fulfill CTF-75 or Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet tasks.
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Press release, Image: US Navy