070123-N-5758H-204 Fort Pickett, Va. (Jan. 23, 2007) – Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron One (RIVRON-1), based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, train aboard Small Unit River Craft (SURC), during a unit-level training exercise. RIVRON-1 is part of the newly formed Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). NECC integrates all warfighting requirements for expeditionary combat and combat support elements. This transformation allows for standardized training, manning and equipping of Sailors who will participate in the global war on terrorism as part of the joint force. It also results in more capable, responsive and effective expeditionary Sailors. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED)
070308-N-0916O-018 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 8, 2007) - Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Michael Cherry, assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), hugs his family goodbye as he prepares to deploy with Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, attached to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek (NAB). This will be the first deployment of RIVRON-1. Their mission is to integrate Marines from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force with Sailors to conduct Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Octavio N. Ortiz (RELEASED)
070427-N-4928M-032 HADITHA DAM, Iraq (April 27, 2007) - A Small Unit Riverine Craft (SURC), from the Navy’s Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, conducts an orientation ride in Lake Qadisiya, the man-made reservoir on the North side of Haditha Dam. RIVRON 1, based out of Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek, is currently supporting the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. The deployment marks the first for a Navy riverine squadron since the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan (RELEASED)
070427-N-4928M-038 HADITHA DAM, Iraq (April 27, 2007) - Engineman 1st Class Stacy Burleson, left, and Quartermaster 1st Class Michael Beane from the Navy’s Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, conduct an orientation ride in a Small Unit Riverine Craft (SURC) at Lake Qadisiya, the man-made reservoir on the North side of Haditha Dam. RIVRON 1, based out of Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Little Creek, is currently supporting the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. The deployment marks the first for a Navy riverine squadron since the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan (RELEASED)
071022-N-4515N-146 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 22, 2007) - Quarter Master 2nd Class Nikolas Appel runs out to greet his wife and child following a 7 month deployment to Iraq with Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1. The primary mission of RIVRON 1 was to conduct maritime security operations along rivers and inland waterways. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo (RELEASED)
071220-N-8135W-437 HADITHA, Iraq (Dec. 20, 2007) A Riverine patrol boat attached to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 patrols the water ways of the Haditha dam Forward operating base. Haditha's dam and surrounding waterways denying their use to insurgence which in turn provides security to local fisherman. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kirk Worley (Released)
071229-N-4089S-133 HADITHA, Iraq (Dec. 29, 2007) Boats from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 Detachment 3 prepare to insert members ashore at Lake Qadisiyah near Haditha dam. RIVRON-2 regularly patrols the lake and the surrounding inland waterways, protecting their use for legitimate commerce. Riverine forces belong to the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paul Seeber (Released)
070706-N-5330L-068 YORKTOWN, Va. (July 6, 2007) - Cmdr. Gregory Sandway, commanding officer of Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3, speaks during the establishing ceremony for his new squadron at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. RIVRON 3 is the third and final planned squadron established under Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew D. Leistikow (RELEASED)
071228-N-4089S-135 HADITHA, Iraq (Dec. 28, 2007) A U.S. Navy medical corpsman assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 treats the injured finger of an Iraqi fisherman. RIVRON-2 patrols lakes and the inland waterways. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paul Seeber (Released)