A riverine command boat (RCB) assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4 transits the waters around Bahrain during a training exercise. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)


Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4 transit the Arabian Gulf aboard riverine command boats (RCB) during a training exercise. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)


Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Christopher L****n, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4, mans an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun aboard a riverine command boat (RCB) as it passes under Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway in Bahrain during a training exercise. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)


A riverine command boat (RCB) assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4, approaches the Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway in Bahrain after completing a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)


Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4 prepare to get underway on riverine command boats (RCB) for a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)


Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4 transit the Arabian Gulf aboard riverine command boats (RCB) during a training exercise. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)


Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4 transit the Arabian Gulf aboard a riverine command boat (RCB) during a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf. RCBs provide a multi-mission platform for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility by focusing on maritime security operations, maritime infrastructure protection, and theater security cooperation efforts, in addition to offensive combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle L. Turner/Released)