Engineering:Small Craft Company
Small Craft Company (SCCO) was a United States Marine Corps unit created in 1991 and deactivated in 2005.[1]
History
SCCO was equipped with a variety of boats designed to provide transportation and fire support to Marine infantry units.[2]
SCCO's mission was to provide a conventional riverine capability through the conduct of waterborne mobility, security, command and control, and assault/assault support operations; and, provide personnel, maintenance, and equipment support to both MEU-SOC's BLTs assigned to LF6F, as well as to Marine Forces during UNITAS.[3]
Some of SCCO's boats were turned over to the United States Navy Riverine Squadron before the unit's decommissioning.[4]
SCCO participated in the Battle of Haditha.
Vehicles
The following boats were used by SCCO:[citation needed]
Riverine Assault Craft (RAC)
Rigid Raiding Craft (RRC)
References
- ↑ "Small Craft Company decommissioned after 14 years of faithful service". http://www.2ndmardiv.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/514062/small-craft-company-decommissioned-after-14-years-of-faithful-service/.
- ↑ "Thesis". http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a437319.pdf.
- ↑ "What the Heck is 'small Craft Company' Anyway? - Marine Corps Association". https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/2001/03/what-heck-small-craft-company-anyway.
- ↑ "Brown-Water Navy begins hunt for new riverine combat craft". http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/ARCHIVE/2007/APRIL/Pages/BrownWaterNavy2675.aspx.
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