The Special Warfare Combat Crewmen (SWCC ) are United States Naval Special Warfare Command personnel who operate and maintain small craft for special operations missions, particularly those of U.S. Navy SEALs. Their rating is Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB).
Rating insignia (SB)
PT-105 underway
A fast patrol craft on Cai Ngay canal during the Vietnam War in 1970
Students crawl through the surf: this intense physical and mental conditioning is used often to break down students
The United States Special Operations Command is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense and is the only unified combatant command created by an Act of Congress. USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
General James Lindsay, the first Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command
MH-60 landing on Hercules
One of two Iranian oil platforms set ablaze after shelling by American destroyers