USSOCOM Fact Book - United States Special Operations Command

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SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams are speciallytrained SEALs and support personnel who conductundersea operations from SDVs and Dry DeckShelters. DDSs deliver SDVs and specially trainedforces from modified submarines. When teamedwith their host submarines, SDV platforms providethe most clandestine maritime delivery capability inthe world.USSOCOM Fact Book24
Rigid-hull Inflatable BoatThe Rigid-hull Inflatable Boat performs short-rangeinsertion and extraction of SOF, limited coastal patrol,and interdiction and reconnaissance. The RHIB is a highperformance combatant craft that is air transportable byC-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster and C-130 Herculesaircraft, and it can be air dropped from C-130 or largermilitary aircraft. Each craft is manned by a crew of threeSpecial Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and cancarry eight SOF personnel.MK V Special Operations CraftThe MK V Special Operations Craft performsmedium-range infiltration and extraction of SOF,limited coastal patrol and interdiction in lowto medium threat environments. The MK VSOC is a high-performance combatant craft sizedto permit air deployment aboard C-5 aircraft. Eachcraft is manned by a crew of five Special WarfareCombatant-craft Crewmen and can carry 16 SOFpersonnel.Special Operations Craft-RiverineThe Special Operations Craft-Riverine performsshort-range insertion and extraction of SOF inriverine and littoral environments. The SOC-R is ahigh-performance craft sized to permit air transportaboard C-130 or larger military aircraft. Each craft ismanned by a crew of four Special WarfareCombatant-craft Crewmen and can carry eight SOFpersonnel.USSOCOM Fact Book25
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