Patrol Boat, River

Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers.

Design

The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only two feet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction, turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths.

Patrol boat

A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties. There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine (blue water) and/or estuarine or river ("brown water") environments. They are commonly found engaged in various border protection roles, including anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fisheries patrols, and immigration law enforcement. They are also often called upon to participate in rescue operations. Vessels of this type include the original yacht (from Dutch/Low German jacht meaning hunting or hunt), a light, fast-sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into shallow waters.

Classification

They may be broadly classified as inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) and offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). They are warships typically smaller in size than a corvette and can include fast attack craft, torpedo boats and missile boats, although some are as large as a frigate. The offshore patrol vessels are usually the smallest ship in a navy's fleet that are large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore in the open ocean. In larger militaries, such as in the United States military, offshore patrol vessels usually serve in the coast guard, but many smaller nations navies operate these type of ships.

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Patrol Boat, River PBR in Vietnam War | Military Special Forces

Patrol Boat, River PBR in Vietnam War | Military Special Forces

Patrol Boat, River PBR in Vietnam War | Military Special Forces
Patrol Boat, River PBR in Vietnam | Military Special Forces Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers. Read more about “Patrol Boat, River PBR in Vietnam War | Military Special Forces”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Boat,_River Visit our website for more MILITARY SPECIAL FORCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS: http://documentaryfilmsandvideos.blogspot.com/ You may also subscribe to MILTARY SPECIAL FORCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS channel for more updated videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKkLtOc766EpWlC8Dox1j7A Thank you for watching “Patrol Boat, River PBR in Vietnam War | Military Special Forces”.
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Falcon 650 rigid inflatable patrol boat prototype

Falcon 650 rigid inflatable patrol boat prototype

Falcon 650 rigid inflatable patrol boat prototype
http://falconinflatables.com - 40+ knots, 300lt long range fuel system, water ballast system, hoisting kit, engine crashbar, twin 90hp fourstroke, milspec TPU tube with relief valves.
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Patrol Boat, River & Swift Boats (documentary)- Vietnam War

Patrol Boat, River & Swift Boats (documentary)- Vietnam War

Patrol Boat, River & Swift Boats (documentary)- Vietnam War
Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers. Swift Boats, were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations during the Vietnam War.
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Vietnam Patrol Boats: "The Small Boat Navy" 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr

Vietnam Patrol Boats: "The Small Boat Navy" 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr

Vietnam Patrol Boats: "The Small Boat Navy" 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr
more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html "AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVYS SMALL BOATS IN VIETNAM. UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF RIVER AND COASTAL WARFARE, THESE BOATS - SWIFT BOATS, PBRS, MSBS, LCPLS, ARMORED TROOP CARRIERS, MONITORS - ALONG WITH SEAWOLF HELICOPTERS ARE DEPICTED ON COASTAL AND RIVER PATROLS UNDER ENEMY FIRE OR SPEARHEADING INVASIONS IN ENEMY-HELD RIVER TERRITORY." Hosted by Raymond Burr (Perry Mason, Ironside ...) US Navy film MN-10387 Reupload of a previously uploaded film, in one piece instead of multiple parts, and with improved video & sound. Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Boat,_River Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers. Design The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only two feet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction, turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths. The PBR was manufactured in two versions, the first with 31 foot length and 10 foot, 7 inch beam. The Mark II version 32 feet (9.8 m) long and one foot wider beam, had improved drives to reduce fouling, and aluminum gunwales to resist wear. It usually operated with four enlisted men, of which the most senior crewman was designated the Boat Captain. Often, however, a junior officer would be assigned as Patrol Officer of two boats. Power The boats were powered by dual 220 hp (164 kW) Detroit Diesel 6V53N engines with Jacuzzi Brothers pump-jet drives. The boats reached top speeds of 28.5 knots (53 km/h). Armament The boat were heavily armed for such a small vehicle crewed by just four persons. It was armed with twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns forward in a rotating tub, as well as a single rear .50 cal, and side-mounted M60 7.62 mm machine gun and a Mk 19 grenade launcher. Sometimes a 20 mm cannon was mounted. By comparison, much larger WWII 80 ft PT boats which were later employed as gunboats had two twin .50 cal turrets, and 20 or 40 mm cannons, while small land vehicles such as the Humvee or M113 APC typically mount 1 .50 cal machine gun or even less. The machine gunners were protected with small ceramic armor gunshields, as well as the bridge area. The boats relied on speed and firepower for protection rather than the minimal armor fit... The TV series entitled Great Ships, sometimes shown on The Military Channel, History Channel and Discovery Channel, has one episode covering riverine warfare. Live footage showing some of the riverine boats is used, but tall metal electric power lines are visible in the background of the speeding PBRs. Additionally, blank firing adapters on the M2 machine guns, 1980s-era Woodland Pattern Battle Dress Uniforms and crew members wearing "K-Pot" Kevlar helmets confirm that the film is not from Vietnam-era combat operations. Although not mentioned by the narrator, these scenes are of U.S. Navy Reservists undergoing training at Mare Island, California. A PBR is a usable vehicle in Battlefield: Vietnam and Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam. A PBR driven by Alex Mason and his MACV-SOG team in Call of Duty: Black Ops on a mission up river into Laos. A PBR is the setting for much of the action in the film Apocalypse Now. The PBR is also mentioned in Iron Maiden's song "The Edge of Darkness". Colonel Le Monde's forces use the PBR, referred to as a "pibber", in the Electronic Arts game Nuclear Strike although the boats were never referred to as a "pibber" in the Navy..
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DIRTY SECRETS of VIETNAM: The Fast-Gun Boat Navy (720p)

DIRTY SECRETS of VIETNAM: The Fast-Gun Boat Navy (720p)

DIRTY SECRETS of VIETNAM: The Fast-Gun Boat Navy (720p)
This history video depicts River Patrol Boats operated by the United States during the 1960's - 1970's being employed by the 458th "Seatigers". It was usually a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used from March 1966 until the end of 1971. Some of these were heavily armed with .50 Caliber M2's, sometimes fitted with heavy rockets, and at times were used to insert /extract during secret missions at night. Security was one of the To read more on Patrol Boats, goto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Boat,_River COMPLETE Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueBSG97qkSc&list;=PLCIsViWU6sLm3aLtNCNHxNd-nn_UTe4gX FOLLOW ON: https://twitter.com/DocArchive https://www.facebook.com/documentarytube.net
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USN Patrol Boats Vietnam Pt.1

USN Patrol Boats Vietnam Pt.1

USN Patrol Boats Vietnam Pt.1
Patrol Boat, River (also referred to as Riverine and Pibber), or PBR, is the US Navy designation for a type of rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore. PBR's were also used to infiltrate Navy SEAL teams. The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only two feet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction, turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths. The PBR was manufactured in two versions, the first with 31 foot length and 10 foot, 7 inch beam. The Mark II version 32 feet (9.8 m) long and one foot wider beam, had improved drives to reduce fouling, and aluminum gunwales to resist wear. It usually operated with four enlisted men, of which the most senior crewman was designated the boat commander. Often, however, a junior officer would be assigned as boat commander. The boats were powered by dual 220 hp (164 kW) Detroit Diesel engines with Jacuzzi Brothers water jet drives. The boats reached top speeds of 28.5 knots (53 km/h). The boat was typically armed with twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns (the forward '50s), as well as a rear M2HB, an M60 7.62 mm machine gun, a Mark 19 grenade launcher, and sometimes a 20 mm cannon. The machine gunners and conning tower were protected with ceramic armor.
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Cyclone Class Patrol Boat - Small Boat With Big Firepower

Cyclone Class Patrol Boat - Small Boat With Big Firepower

Cyclone Class Patrol Boat - Small Boat With Big Firepower
The U.S. Navy - Cyclone Class Patrol Boat may be small at approximately 175 feet, but with an armament which includes two Mk38 chain guns, two Mk19 automatic grenade launchers, twin .50 caliber machine guns, as well as six Stinger missiles ... she packs a punch. With a crew of 30 sailors, the USS Firebolt (PC-10) is tasked with coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance in the Persian Gulf. On 24 April 2004, Firebolt's rigid-hulled inflatable boat attempted a boarding operation on a dhow (sailboat) that was approaching the Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal in Iraq. As the boarding team pulled alongside the dhow, it exploded in an apparent suicide bombing. Two Sailors and one Coast Guardsman were killed when the inflatable flipped over, dumping her crew into the water. Film Credit: PO2 Danielle Brandt
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Vietnam Patrol Boats, Etc.: "The Small Boat Navy" pt1-2 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr

Vietnam Patrol Boats, Etc.: "The Small Boat Navy" pt1-2 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr

Vietnam Patrol Boats, Etc.: "The Small Boat Navy" pt1-2 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr
more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html "AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVYS SMALL BOATS IN VIETNAM. UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF RIVER AND COASTAL WARFARE, THESE BOATS - SWIFT BOATS, PBRS, MSBS, LCPLS, ARMORED TROOP CARRIERS, MONITORS - ALONG WITH SEAWOLF HELICOPTERS ARE DEPICTED ON COASTAL AND RIVER PATROLS UNDER ENEMY FIRE OR SPEARHEADING INVASIONS IN ENEMY-HELD RIVER TERRITORY." Hosted by Raymond Burr (Perry Mason, Ironside ...) US Navy film MN-10387 NEW VERSION in one piece instead of multiple parts, and with improved video & sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1P0Mw1nej8 Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). Split with MKVmerge GUI (part of MKVToolNix), the same software can recombine the downloaded parts (in mp4 format): http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/doc/mkvmerge-gui.html part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ndQP4eE36M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Boat,_River Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers. Design The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only two feet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction, turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths. The PBR was manufactured in two versions, the first with 31 foot length and 10 foot, 7 inch beam. The Mark II version 32 feet (9.8 m) long and one foot wider beam, had improved drives to reduce fouling, and aluminum gunwales to resist wear. It usually operated with four enlisted men, of which the most senior crewman was designated the Boat Captain. Often, however, a junior officer would be assigned as Patrol Officer of two boats. Power The boats were powered by dual 220 hp (164 kW) Detroit Diesel 6V53N engines with Jacuzzi Brothers pump-jet drives. The boats reached top speeds of 28.5 knots (53 km/h). Armament The boat were heavily armed for such a small vehicle crewed by just four persons. It was armed with twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns forward in a rotating tub, as well as a single rear .50 cal, and side-mounted M60 7.62 mm machine gun and a Mk 19 grenade launcher. Sometimes a 20 mm cannon was mounted. By comparison, much larger WWII 80 ft PT boats which were later employed as gunboats had two twin .50 cal turrets, and 20 or 40 mm cannons, while small land vehicles such as the Humvee or M113 APC typically mount 1 .50 cal machine gun or even less. The machine gunners were protected with small ceramic armor gunshields, as well as the bridge area. The boats relied on speed and firepower for protection rather than the minimal armor fit... The TV series entitled Great Ships, sometimes shown on The Military Channel, History Channel and Discovery Channel, has one episode covering riverine warfare. Live footage showing some of the riverine boats is used, but tall metal electric power lines are visible in the background of the speeding PBRs. Additionally, blank firing adapters on the M2 machine guns, 1980s-era Woodland Pattern Battle Dress Uniforms and crew members wearing "K-Pot" Kevlar helmets confirm that the film is not from Vietnam-era combat operations. Although not mentioned by the narrator, these scenes are of U.S. Navy Reservists undergoing training at Mare Island, California. A PBR is a usable vehicle in Battlefield: Vietnam and Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam. A PBR driven by Alex Mason and his MACV-SOG team in Call of Duty: Black Ops on a mission up river into Laos. A PBR is the setting for much of the action in the film Apocalypse Now. The PBR is also mentioned in Iron Maiden's song "The Edge of Darkness". Colonel Le Monde's forces use the PBR, referred to as a "pibber", in the Electronic Arts game Nuclear Strike although the boats were never referred to as a "pibber" in the Navy..
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Vietnam Patrol Boats, Etc.: "The Small Boat Navy" pt2-2 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr

Vietnam Patrol Boats, Etc.: "The Small Boat Navy" pt2-2 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr

Vietnam Patrol Boats, Etc.: "The Small Boat Navy" pt2-2 1968 US Navy Raymond Burr
more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html "AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVYS SMALL BOATS IN VIETNAM. UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF RIVER AND COASTAL WARFARE, THESE BOATS - SWIFT BOATS, PBRS, MSBS, LCPLS, ARMORED TROOP CARRIERS, MONITORS - ALONG WITH SEAWOLF HELICOPTERS ARE DEPICTED ON COASTAL AND RIVER PATROLS UNDER ENEMY FIRE OR SPEARHEADING INVASIONS IN ENEMY-HELD RIVER TERRITORY." Hosted by Raymond Burr (Perry Mason, Ironside ...) US Navy film MN-10387 NEW VERSION in one piece instead of multiple parts, and with improved video & sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1P0Mw1nej8 Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). Split with MKVmerge GUI (part of MKVToolNix), the same software can recombine the downloaded parts (in mp4 format): http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/doc/mkvmerge-gui.html part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZKuELYP2yQ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_Boat,_River Patrol Boat, River or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1971. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon River and in I Corps, in the area assigned to Task Force Clearwater, in an attempt to disrupt weapons shipments. In this role they frequently became involved in firefights with enemy soldiers on boats and on the shore, were used to insert and extract Navy SEAL teams, and were employed by the United States Army's 458th Transportation Company, known as the 458th Seatigers. Design The PBR was a versatile boat with a fiberglass hull and water jet drive which enabled it to operate in shallow, weed-choked rivers. It drew only two feet of water fully loaded. The drives could be pivoted to reverse direction, turn the boat in its own length, or come to a stop from full speed in a few boat lengths. The PBR was manufactured in two versions, the first with 31 foot length and 10 foot, 7 inch beam. The Mark II version 32 feet (9.8 m) long and one foot wider beam, had improved drives to reduce fouling, and aluminum gunwales to resist wear. It usually operated with four enlisted men, of which the most senior crewman was designated the Boat Captain. Often, however, a junior officer would be assigned as Patrol Officer of two boats. Power The boats were powered by dual 220 hp (164 kW) Detroit Diesel 6V53N engines with Jacuzzi Brothers pump-jet drives. The boats reached top speeds of 28.5 knots (53 km/h). Armament The boat were heavily armed for such a small vehicle crewed by just four persons. It was armed with twin M2HB .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns forward in a rotating tub, as well as a single rear .50 cal, and side-mounted M60 7.62 mm machine gun and a Mk 19 grenade launcher. Sometimes a 20 mm cannon was mounted. By comparison, much larger WWII 80 ft PT boats which were later employed as gunboats had two twin .50 cal turrets, and 20 or 40 mm cannons, while small land vehicles such as the Humvee or M113 APC typically mount 1 .50 cal machine gun or even less. The machine gunners were protected with small ceramic armor gunshields, as well as the bridge area. The boats relied on speed and firepower for protection rather than the minimal armor fit... The TV series entitled Great Ships, sometimes shown on The Military Channel, History Channel and Discovery Channel, has one episode covering riverine warfare. Live footage showing some of the riverine boats is used, but tall metal electric power lines are visible in the background of the speeding PBRs. Additionally, blank firing adapters on the M2 machine guns, 1980s-era Woodland Pattern Battle Dress Uniforms and crew members wearing "K-Pot" Kevlar helmets confirm that the film is not from Vietnam-era combat operations. Although not mentioned by the narrator, these scenes are of U.S. Navy Reservists undergoing training at Mare Island, California. A PBR is a usable vehicle in Battlefield: Vietnam and Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam. A PBR driven by Alex Mason and his MACV-SOG team in Call of Duty: Black Ops on a mission up river into Laos. A PBR is the setting for much of the action in the film Apocalypse Now. The PBR is also mentioned in Iron Maiden's song "The Edge of Darkness". Colonel Le Monde's forces use the PBR, referred to as a "pibber", in the Electronic Arts game Nuclear Strike although the boats were never referred to as a "pibber" in the Navy..
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WORLDS BEST !!! US Navy Littoral Ships & Patrol Boats

WORLDS BEST !!! US Navy Littoral Ships & Patrol Boats

WORLDS BEST !!! US Navy Littoral Ships & Patrol Boats
A great promotional video of US Navy Littoral ships and patrol boats. CHANGI NAVAL BASE, SINGAPORE – (Nov. 27, 2015) – Culinary specialists aboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) prepared a special Thanksgiving meal for the approximately one-hundred sailors currently assigned to the littoral combat ship on Nov. 27. Currently on a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific rebalance, Fort Worth is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region’s littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future. Culinary Specialist 1st Class Luis Romero, from Guadalajara, Mexico, is one of four culinary specialists assigned to LCS Crew 101, and he took a moment during meal preparation to talk about the unique opportunity to cook onboard Fort Worth. “I’ve helped prepare 15 Thanksgiving meals during my time in the Navy, and there’s a huge difference cooking on an LCS,” he said. “You get a chance to add some homemade style to the meal because of the size of the crew.” Fort Worth is the first LCS to deploy under the "3-2-1" manning concept, swapping fully trained crews roughly every four months. This concept allows Fort Worth to deploy six months longer than USS Freedom (LCS 1) and twice as long as typical U.S. Navy ship deployments, extending LCS forward presence and reducing crew fatigue. It is named 3-2-1 because three rotational crews will support two LCS ships and maintain one deployed ship. The Thanksgiving menu included: turkey, gravy, honey glazed ham, green beans, corn on the cob, baby red potatoes with butter, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, cheese cake, a ceremonial cake and peanut butter cookies. “We really make an effort to put on a good display for the crew,” added Romero. “When you’re on larger ships you can’t change the ingredients too much, but we can really do something special here.” The culinary specialists aboard Fort Worth prepare three meals per day while also being a part of critical teams during routine evolutions like flight quarters and launching rigid hull inflatable boats. When needed, members of the crew also assist in preparing meals. “These meals are especially important to us because we are attempting to replace the meal you would have at home with your family,” said Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Christian Diaz, from Biscoe, North Carolina. “It’s hard to take the place of family, but we’re all we’ve got, so we do our best.” The U.S. 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific area of operations. As the U.S. Navy's largest numbered fleet, 7th Fleet interacts with 35 other maritime nations to build maritime partnerships that foster maritime security, promote stability and prevent conflict. Video Description: Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Antonio Turretto Ramos Video Credit: US Navy Video Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Nicholas Kontodiakos

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Upstate NY woman charged with DWI, pulled from car as bare tire rim sparks fire

Edit Syracuse 18 Jul 2016

A Niagara Falls woman is lucky she was stopped for drunken driving in Orchard Park early Sunday morning or she may have faced a much worse fate.  . An observant off-duty Orchard Park Police detective saw Annie J ... Patrol Lt ... A marked patrol car caught up with Burns as she continued onto Jewett Holmwood Road and stopped the car ... There were no injuries to Burns or the patrol officers ... Nor has he seen that type of car fire ... ....

Bodies pile up in Philippines President Duterte's 'war on drugs'

Edit Topix 18 Jul 2016

Freelance correspondent Ben Bohane goes on patrol with police and the media in Manila to document Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. I had been enjoying the hospitality of Manila's night-crawling media and police photographers at their base for barely 20 minutes when the first call came through ... ....

Chiller in Manila: Filipinos fume as snail-pace internet leaves business on ice

Edit Reuters 18 Jul 2016

MANILA, July 18 (Reuters) - Patrolling downtown Manila in his new Toyota, Uber driver Daniel Canezal is grumpy. It's not from the heat, grime or traffic of the capital's clogged streets - it's the Philippines' ramshackle internet service that is making his life a misery. ....

Worcester neighborhoods getting a fine-tuned police response

Edit Worcester Telegram 18 Jul 2016

WORCESTER - Looking to shine a brighter spotlight on crime issues affecting city neighborhoods, the Police Department has established a Neighborhood Response Team to address quality-of-life issues through "focused and proactive" enforcement.City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr ... Sargent, is made up of one sergeant and seven officers.He said it will complement ongoing police patrols by using crime data, neighborhood feedback ... ....

Three die in two wrecks in Oklahoma

Edit The Oklahoman 18 Jul 2016

Three people died after wrecks Saturday and Sunday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Rick Shannon Crenshaw, 29, Glenpool. Korey T. Stark, 24, Crane, Mo ... ....

Falun Dafa: An attempt to cultivate good, eliminate bad

Edit The Times of India 18 Jul 2016

Nagpur. If you observe closely, you might find them in public parks, schools or houses, exercising in slow rhythmic movements to the sound of music, or practising meditation ... On Sunday, members of the discipline concluded their three-day conference in the city, at Ambedkar Hall, Chhatrapati Nagar. It was attended by over 100 members from 15 cities ... Once you have a form, you invite rigidity, he said ... RELATED. From around the web....

Coast Guard hoists boater in distress near Sitka, Alaska (USCG - United States Coast Guard)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jul 2016

(Source. USCG - United States Coast Guard) ... The Jayhawk helicopter crew located, hoisted the boater and transferred him to Sitka where he was met by family members. Sector Juneau watchstanders received a report of a boater that had crashed his boat in the vicinity of Redoubt Bay ... Powerful Future....

Coast Guard hoists boater in distress near Sitka, Alaska (United States Coast Guard - 17th District Alaska)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jul 2016

(Source. United States Coast Guard - 17th District Alaska) ... The Jayhawk helicopter crew located, hoisted the boater and transferred him to Sitka where he was met by family members. Sector Juneau watchstanders received a report of a boater that had crashed his boat in the vicinity of Redoubt Bay ... (noodl....

French fishermen may get caught in Brexit net

Edit Arabnews 18 Jul 2016

Attached Files. . ID. . 1468793425794470700. Publication Date. . Monday, July 18, 2016. Cherbourg, France. While Britain's exit is expected to have an limited overall impact on the EU, offshore fishermen based in northern France face the grim prospect of losing access to their best waters ... Not all fishermen will be impacted, however ... But according to catch, the big boats play a big role ... "The idea is to say to them ... Economy. ....

Baton Rouge Police Shooting, As Well As Dallas, Aren’t First Targeting Police In America

Edit Inquisitr 18 Jul 2016

The shooting deaths of three police officers Sunday morning (July 17) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, comes just more than a week after a similar crime was perpetrated against police officers in Dallas, Texas ... Five men died, another nine officers were injured ... (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) ... According to USA Today, two police officers were assassinated as they sat in their marked NYPD patrol car at the end of 2014 ... And for good reason....

Interview: Brian Smillie, founder and chief executive of Beezer

Edit Scotsman 18 Jul 2016

Software-as-a-service platform works across all mobile systems and devices. It's been estimated that in the UK consumers collectively glance at their mobile phones more than a billion times a day, with 90 per cent of online usage via apps. To capitalise on this level of engagement, serial entrepreneur Brian Smillie has just launched Beezer, enabling users to set up and launch their own app the same day ... He adds ... 30 SECOND CV. Born ... boat....

Three detained off Jamaica, brought to Miami on drug-trafficking charges

Edit The Miami Herald 17 Jul 2016

It is the most recent case in a long series of similar boat interceptions by U.S ... patrol aircraft spotted a go-fast boat stopped on the water about 19 miles south of the Jamaican coast, within the island nation’s territorial waters, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami federal court by a special agent of Homeland Security Investigations, a unit of U.S ... The men on the boat were indicted by a Miami grand jury on June 8....

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