Riverine Operations

[HumanCOGRachel]

Mike,

I spent some time working in southern Colombia near the Ecuadorian border, between 2004 and 2007. The Joint Interagency Task Force - South do have three common FOLs, and one of them is FOL Manta. If you are able to find some POCs down there, or better at the USDI / SOUTHCOM, you'll be in good shape for Latin American affairs.

Joint Center for Operations Analysis might have some good reading as well.

Best regards,
Rach

Check the following website for some ideas: http://justf.org/Program?program=Spe...%20Deployments

[HumanCOGRachel]

Check the following website for some ideas: http://justf.org/Program?program=Spe...%20Deployments

The Navy’s Riverine force focuses on conducting Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation in a riverine area of operations or other suitable area. The force is capable of combating enemy riverine forces by applying fires directly, or by coordinating supporting fires. It will share battle space with the other Services in an effort to close the seams in Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.

The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) mans, trains and equips naval forces to provide a secure area for forces and logistics to cross from maritime domain onto land. The Riverine Force is responsible for providing an offensive component to NECC and Navy operating areas. NECC provides adaptive forces packages and one stop shopping for fleet and combined forces by rapidly deploying Riverine forces into unique missions and operating environments. NECC’s Riverine force is adaptive to mission requirements, scalable and agile.

Three Riverine Squadrons under one Riverine Group Commander serve as a ready force for the Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander. Each Riverine Squadron (Active Component) consists of specially designed craft configured to operate in a hostile riverine environment. Water crafts will have multiple crews for near continuous operations and lift capacity for a small tactical unit. Manning, training and equipment will support operations versus a Level II threat, and include organic Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence, Force Protection, and logistics.

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[Mike Burgoyne]

Thanks for all the help. The links are great. I've got a draft version of a boat unit task org ready. If you want to critique it let me know and I'll send it to you via email.

Chao

Mike

[jcustis]

Mike,

I recommend that you contact someone at the Marine Corps' Security Cooperation Education and Training Center scetc.tecom.usmc.mil

Back in the day I pulled a very short stint at the unit, which was then labelled the Coalition and Special Warfare Center, and there were regional action officers who facilitated security cooperation and assistance for places like Colombia, and supported staff assignments to train Colombian security personnel in riverine operations.

Based on the credentials you hold, you may find an old hand who could put you on to other contacts for further information. As a case in point, I once laid eyes on a Riverine Operations SOP which was a very good product, and worked the whole concept from soup to nuts.