Best kept secret in the Navy

[franco90]

wow Alex come 2 Iraq and you will see small small crafts in action YES Coast Guard do deployed in Combat Zones like Iraq........................If you never served SHUT THE FUCK UP.....

[Ral]

I know a lot of people that are headed to smaller ships (frigates, destroyers) that are heavily involved in drug interdiction. And these units are used heavily in the Tigris and Euphrates river in Iraq, as well. It's a pretty cool thing. I'm not in that community so I don't know a whole lot about it, but it's cool and it's growing.

Also, the Navy's trying to bring back riverine warfare and make it a big deal again. A few other buddies I graduated with are trying to get there.

[TwistyTunedE30]

no fighting here. I did not think the American coast guard patrols waterways of other countries known to be hostel. Their role is to protect us interests in and around the us border.

The coast gaurd does go on deployments like the Navy, however they usually stay within the gulf/ carribean area. But for the longer underway periods they do go to south America known as a UNITAS cruise. And not to mention the last deployment there were coasties on board for our VBSS(visit board search and seizure) activities. With their help when we board other nations boats it makes it a drug/weapon search type thing, however if just our sailors boarded a other nations vessel it is considered an act of war. Lots of little in's and outs with the coast guard, just as important as all the other branches.

[TwistyTunedE30]

I actually spoke to a coastie about this the other day, I was told that the selection process for them going over seas to participate in the ground war is rather intensive and most people who want to go cant for one reason or the other. Long story short they are there, however not the same numbers as air force,sailors , marines and army.

I remeber meeting some of the SWCC guys when my dad was stationed in coronado. Pretty cool guys and they have some nasty boats, pretty interesting to see a fucking 20'+boat parachute out of the back of a c130 in view from the beach.

[alexw]

no fighting here. I did not think the American coast guard patrols waterways of other countries known to be hostel. There role is to protect us interests in and around the us border.

True, but don't think there aren't cost guard members outside of the US. In fact, some of them have died in the Iraq war.

[TwistyTunedE30]

yay for naval intelligence :D
CTT woot

[Vedubin01]

no fighting here. I did not think the American coast guard patrols waterways of other countries known to be hostel. Their role is to protect us interests in and around the us border.

[alexw]

remember that most battles American's have fought was in deep forest jungle or European landscape. Just up to about 1991 when we went after Bin Laden in Somalia did we learn to fight a different battle. Brief exception of the push though Africa in WWII.

Dude I don't disagree. But as of recently, we don't fight that way anymore. And the Coast Guard does most of the drug suppression.

Again, it's a cool video either way though...

[Vedubin01]

remember that most battles American's have fought was in deep forest jungle or European landscape. Just up to about 1991 when we went after Bin Laden in Somalia did we learn to fight a different battle. Brief exception of the push though Africa in WWII.

And this was a promo for the military so they put something that most would remember and something that looks kick ass. Sure its marketing but to have Dilan Aero's and 50cal guns carrying that much ammo up a river is just insanely nutz.

[alexw]

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it doesn't happen often. We're not fighting in Vietnam anymore.

If we were fighting on rivers, I'm sure we'd hear a whole lot more about it, or I would.

[Vedubin01]

OK... If you say so.

Being where you are, military? America protects its interests anywhere they feel fit. Why do you think other counties hate us?

Try running in Colombia helping out locals with drug traffic. Boats like that are used to patrol drug traffic lanes. The Tigris river in Iraq?!? Rivers though Pakistan.... come on dont be so naive!

[alexw]

just because it does not make the news, does not mean we do not fight there.

OK... If you say so.

This reminds of the Seawolves from Vietnam

It reminded me of : http://www.swiftvets.com/ and John Kerry's 15 purple hearts.

[Midnight Sun]

This reminds of the Seawolves from Vietnam

[e30s52]

just because it does not make the news, does not mean we do not fight there.

very true

[Vedubin01]

Know why it's a secret?

Cuz we don't fight in the jungle or in rivers anymore.

just because it does not make the news, does not mean we do not fight there.