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  2. Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, a new special boat unit, SBU-26, was also established during this time. [9] Naval Special Warfare Group 4 (NSWG-4) was established in October 2002 as a result of changes to the NSW's restructure. Special Boat Teams 12, 20, and 22 all were established merged from various SBU units.

  3. List of defunct special forces units - Wikipedia

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    Special Boat Unit 11 (SBU 11) Special Boat Unit 13 (SBU 13) Special Boat Unit 24 (SBU 24) Special Boat Unit 26 (SBU 26) Special Operations Reconnaissance; Task Force 5 (forerunner of Task Force 11) Task Force 11 (Operation Enduring Freedom) Task Force 20 and Task Force 121 (Operation Iraqi Freedom) Task Force 98; Task Force 157 (Covert USN ...

  4. Vought SB2U Vindicator - Wikipedia

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    The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service.

  5. Special Boarding Unit - Wikipedia

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    During that time, the SBU responded to a boat that was drifting in the Gulf of Aden. [30] SBU operators participated with the Commandos Marine in maritime exercises in August 2019. [31] The unit participated in the Malabar 2021 military exercises [32] with United States Naval Special Warfare Command and MARCOS commandos. [33]

  6. Douglas SBD Dauntless - Wikipedia

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    One year earlier, both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps had placed orders for the new dive bomber, designated the SBD-1 and SBD-2 (the latter had increased fuel capacity and different armament). The SBD-1 went to the Marine Corps in late 1940, and the SBD-2 to the Navy in early 1941, replacing the SBU Corsair and Curtiss SBC Helldiver squadrons ...

  7. Assault Craft Unit 1 - Wikipedia

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    The MPF Department operate and maintain its LCM-8 and MPFUB crafts locally and are mobilized and flown to theaters to perform maritime prepositioning operations within 24 hours notice. The MRF Department operates 6 eleven-meter RHIBs. ACU-1 had its change of command on Dec. 1, 2017, at which time CDR Nathan W. Fugate took over as Commanding ...

  8. 73rd Naval Special Operations Center (Ukraine) - Wikipedia

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    73rd Naval Special Operations Center "Chieftain Antin Holovaty" or the Special Operations Center South (Unit А3199) is the naval spetsnaz component of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) that specialized in amphibious reconnaissance to prepare for amphibious warfare operations, clandestine operation, defense against swimmer incursions, direct action against important strategic or ...

  9. America-class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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    The America class (formerly the LHA(R) class) is a ship class of landing helicopter assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships for the United States Navy (USN). The class is designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters.