Check Out This Trio Of Special Operations Combatant Craft Tearing Across San Diego Bay

Updated Nov 12, 2021 7:59 PM EST

Just a half-decade ago, the U.S. Navy’s Special Warfare Command’s Combatant Craft Assault , or CCAs, were very shy vessels. In recent years, they have become far more visible and really are a staple capability today, appearing at all types of exercises and operating areas around the globe. Now, thanks to our friends @CJR1321 and @Warshipcam , we get to see them like never before. The image above looks like a scene out of some remake or Miami Vice or Thunder In Paradise , with three CCAs racing in near-perfect formation across a glistening San Diego Bay.

The Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, better known as SWCCs, helm these fast boats, which provide a multi-purpose platform for special operations in medium-risk environments. This primarily includes acting as a seagoing chariot for Navy SEALs and other special operators from across the services. They have stealthy features, like their retractable low-observable sensor and communications masts, and can be configured in different ways to accomplish their varied missions. This includes having machine guns and grenade launchers installed or armor plating flipped into place.

Maybe what’s most interesting about the CCA is all the ways it can be deployed. We have seen these boats dropped out of C-17s, carried off to parts unknown aboard Special Operations Command’s shadowy mothership , and sling loaded into action by MH-47 Chinooks flown by the 160th SOAR Night Stalkers. They operate from the well-decks of amphibious assault ships. So, we are talking about some very versatile boats here. You can read much more about the CCAs in this past piece of ours .

Compared to the far less hospitable neighborhoods they frequent, zipping around San Diego’s picturesque bay is quite a perk for the SWCCs that some of them get to enjoy often, as they are based right there on Coronado.

@CJR1321 via @Warshipcam

So, here’s to seeing triple and the SWCCs letting us get a good look at the CCAs working together en-force!

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更新于美国东部时间2021年11月12日晚上7:59。

仅仅五年前，美国海军特种作战司令部的作战艇突击队（CCA）还非常低调。但近年来，它们变得越来越引人注目，如今已成为一项重要的作战能力，出现在全球各地的各种演习和作战区域。现在，多亏了我们的朋友@CJR1321和@Warshipcam，我们得以以前所未有的视角欣赏它们。上面的图片仿佛是电影《迈阿密风云》或《雷霆天堂》的翻拍版场景：三艘CCA在波光粼粼的圣地亚哥湾上以近乎完美的队形疾驰。

特种作战艇员（SWCC）驾驶这些高速艇，为中等风险环境下的特种作战行动提供多用途平台。其主要功能是作为海军海豹突击队和其他军种特种作战人员的海上战车。这些艇具备隐蔽性，例如可伸缩的低可探测性传感器和通信桅杆，并且可以根据不同的任务进行配置。这些配置包括安装机枪和榴弹发射器，或加装装甲板。

CCA最引人入胜之处或许在于其多样的部署方式。我们曾见过这些快艇从C-17运输机上空投，也曾见过它们被运往特种作战司令部神秘的母舰上前往未知地点，还曾被第160特种作战航空团“夜行者”中队的MH-47“支奴干”直升机吊运投入战斗。它们甚至可以从两栖攻击舰的坞舱起降。所以，我们谈论的是一种用途非常广泛的快艇。您可以在我们之前的文章中了解更多关于CCA的信息。

与他们经常出入的那些远不如圣地亚哥宜居的社区相比，在圣地亚哥风景如画的海湾上穿梭对于西南海岸巡逻队员来说是一项相当大的福利，其中一些人经常可以享受到这种福利，因为他们的基地就在科罗纳多岛上。

@CJR1321 通过 @Warshipcam

所以，让我们期待看到三重景象，也期待SWCC能让我们好好看看CCA如何齐心协力地工作！

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