Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Vice Adm. Mel Williams
Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Vice Adm. Mel Williams Jr., speaks to Seabees and their spouses at the Hampton Roads 2010 Seabee Birthday Ball. Seabees in Hampton Roads celebrated their 68th birthday this year. ... More
An officer from Africa Partnership Station familiarizes
An officer from Africa Partnership Station familiarizes himself with a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a Riverine Patrol Boat. Riverine Group 1 hosted 30 officers from APS to discuss and observe Riverine mi... More
(From left to right) Rear Adm. Christopher Paul, deputy
(From left to right) Rear Adm. Christopher Paul, deputy commander for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Capt. Frederick Burgess, operations officer for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Lt. Cm... More
Sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 and Marines from the
Sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 and Marines from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, carry an inflatable raft into the water in preparation for the start of a six kilometer amphibious march along the island of... More
Colombian Chief of Navy Adm. Alvaro Echandia Duran
Colombian Chief of Navy Adm. Alvaro Echandia Duran discusses the capabilities and advantages of using the Aqua Puma unmanned aerial vehicle with sailors from Riverine Group 1 during a visit to Navy Expeditionar... More
Navy Diver 1st Class James Goodman, from Mobile Diving
Navy Diver 1st Class James Goodman, from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, demonstrates to U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen the capabilities of a transportable recompression chamber during their visit to the Hampt... More
Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Adaptive
Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Adaptive Force Package disembark a Landing Craft Utility Boat, assigned to USS Wasp, after being underway in advance of Hurricane Irene. AFP brings various Navy ... More
Dutch marines from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
Dutch marines from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 transit through St. Anna Bay during a transit exercise, July 7. Sailors from RIVRON 3 are cross-training with elements... More
A beach reconnaissance team from the Royal Netherlands
A beach reconnaissance team from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps demonstrate how they insert and secure a beach from a sea based command for sailors from Riverine Squadron 3, June 23. Sailors from RIVRON 3 a... More
Riverine sailors with Riverine Squadron 2 fire at targets
Riverine sailors with Riverine Squadron 2 fire at targets off the coast of Virginia Beach Va. during a live-fire exercise on board Riverine Command Boats, March 13. RIVRON 2 is conducting unit level training in... More
A Dutch Marine from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
A Dutch Marine from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps demonstrates to sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 how to perform high speed maneuvers at sea with a small boat, June 28. Sailors from RIVRON 3 are cross-tra... More
A Dutch Marine, left, from the Royal Netherlands Marine
A Dutch Marine, left, from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps instructs sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 how to perform a come alongside maneuver with the Royal Netherlands ship HNLMS Pelikaan, June 28. Sailors... More
Carol Curtis, president of Noah Enterprises, left,
Carol Curtis, president of Noah Enterprises, left, Capt. Paul Odenthal, executive officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Rear Adm. Mark Handley, commander of First Naval Construction Divi... More
Seabees rappel down a cliff during jungle warfare training
Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, rappel down a cliff during a jungle warfare training evolution hosted by Marines with the Jungle Warfare Training Command (JWTC). The JWTC endurance co... More
Live Boat Demonstration at NECC
Capt. Christopher Halton, commodore of Riverine Group 1, right, explains to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, the capabilities of the Riverine force during a live boat demons... More
Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3 and marines with the
Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3 and marines with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps practice formation drills using Riverine Assault Boats, March 23. Sailors from RIVRON 3 and Marines from the Royal Netherland... More
Lt. Cmdr. Musheerah Little (left) from Navy Expeditionary
Lt. Cmdr. Musheerah Little (left) from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, places non-perishable food items into a collection box for the Feds Feeds Families program Aug. 4. NECC Morale Welfare and Recreation, F... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Rogers, right, and Petty
Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Rogers, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Blakemore both from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, brace themselves for a high speed turn onboard a Riverine Command Boat on the Che... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gates, from Riverine
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gates, from Riverine Squadron 3, operates a Royal Netherlands Landing Craft Utility under the instruction of a Dutch Marine, June 22. Sailors from RIVRON 3 are cross-training with ... More
A Riverine sailor with Riverine Squadron 2 fires a
A Riverine sailor with Riverine Squadron 2 fires a duel mounted .50 caliber machine gun at a target off the coast of Virginia Beach Va. during a live-fire exercise on board a Riverine Command Boat, March 13. RI... More
Navy Diver 3rd Class Patrick Lane, from Mobile Diving
Navy Diver 3rd Class Patrick Lane, from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, demonstrates equipment used by Navy Divers to U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen during their visit to the Hampton Roads area, May 14.... More
Lt. Robert Camron, from Riverine Squadron 3, climbs
Lt. Robert Camron, from Riverine Squadron 3, climbs on a hanging pole during a water obstacle course physical training evolution with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, June 27. Sailors from RIVRON 3 are cross... More
A sailor assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 mans
A sailor assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 mans a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise off the coast of Virginia a board a Riverine Command Boat. RIVRON 2 is conducting unit level training... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Salvador Rendon from Explosive
Petty Officer 1st Class Salvador Rendon from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, says goodbye to his wife and two sons prior to deploying to Afghanistan, Feb. 9. EODMU 6 is deploying to Afghanis... More
Jacob Hernandez (left) waves goodbye to his father
Jacob Hernandez (left) waves goodbye to his father Petty Officer 1st Class (SW) Eliseo Hernandez from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, Feb. 9. EODMU 6 is deploying to Afghanistan for a six-mo... More
Sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 prepare to board small
Sailors from Riverine Squadron 3 prepare to board small boats during a stern touch and go exercise aboard the Royal Netherlands ship HNLMS Pelikaan, June 28. Sailors from RIVRON 3 are cross-training with eleme... More
Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 3 and marines
Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 3 and marines from the Royal Netherlands marine corps conduct open-water transit in riverine assault boats and riverine patrol boats during a three-week cross-training exer... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Mederos(right), operations
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Mederos(right), operations specialist from Riverine Squadron 3, climbs across a rope line during a water obstacle course physical training evolution with the Royal Netherlands Mar... More
Rear Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern
Rear Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. 4th Fleet, talks to members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 about EOD capabilities during a visit to Navy Expeditionary Comba... More
Navy Diver 1st Class John Neal, left, and Navy Diver
Navy Diver 1st Class John Neal, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Joshua Keller, both with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, prepare to pump sea water into the forward compartment of the former U.S. Coast Guard bu... More
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead presents
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead presents EN3 (EXW) Daniel Snider, from Riverine Squadron 2, with the Purple Heart April 29, for wounds received in action while deployed to Iraq.The CNO met with Sai... More
Sailors with Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 load a Riverine
Sailors with Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 load a Riverine Command Boat into an Air Force C-5 Galaxy for the first time in history, Feb. 25, on the AMC flight line at Naval Station Norfolk. The RCB will be deliv... More
Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3 train Marines from
Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3 train Marines from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps on how to operate Riverine craft in formation, March 23. Sailors from RIVRON 3 and marines from the Royal Netherlands Mari... More
(From left to right) Cmdr. Mike Vecerkauskas, Capt.
(From left to right) Cmdr. Mike Vecerkauskas, Capt. Christopher Halton, commodore of Riverine Group 1, and Cmdr. Ray Wilson, commander Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2, salute during the national anthem at the begi... More
(From left to right) Rear Adm. Michael Tillotson, commander
(From left to right) Rear Adm. Michael Tillotson, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command; Capt. Dale Fleck, commodore of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2; Cmdr. Christopher Merwin, commander of Explo... More
Rear Adm. Michael Tillotson, commander of Navy Expeditionary
Rear Adm. Michael Tillotson, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), presents Petty Officer 1st Class Leonardo Calderon, from 31st Seabee Readiness Group, with the NECC Shore Sailor of the Year p... More