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Photo From Scott Cruise

Special Boat Unit TWENTY-TWO is located at John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. SBU-22's primary mission is to conduct and support special operations in riverine environments. Craft inventory includes Patrol Boats Riverine (PBRs), Mini- Armored Troop Carrier, (MATCs) and Patrol Boats Light (PBL).

SPECBOATU 22 (Coastal River Division - 22) Unit History

10-05-06 John Foster     I relieved Bob Cushing as Commander, Coastal River Division Twenty-Two on 5 November, 1977. He had commanded the unit since August of 1974. At that time, the division had two Mark 3 patrol boats (65 footers), three PCF (Swift Boats),  seven PBRs, five Mini-ATCs (armored troop carriers), and an assortment of outboard craft.

Mini-ATC's on Pearl River PBR near Pensacola

Change of Command brochure from John Foster


Born on the Bayou  "Extracted" from AllHands Magazine, March 2000        On the swamps and rivers of southern Mississippi, the “River Rats” of Special Boat Unit 22 are training to ensure that there's no hiding from the brown-water Navy . Read the article here

From John McGuckin -This is the type of training that we conducted on the Pearl River in the good old days. We used 20 ea. 20 lb. C-4 charges strung together with primacord across the river. Notice the gun smoke from the lead boat as soon as the charge goes off.

         
<-After a hard day of blowing up stuff, there's nothing like a fish fry.

 
CAC practicing with SEALs 3s CAC from SBU-22 on step and combat ready PBRMKII and SEALs a PBL from SBU-22 det 122 in Alaska with SEAL Team 5  

10-06-06  My name is Thomas R Walker ( Tommy ) BMCS (sw) (cc) RET. I served in SBU 22 as (Active Duty) Combat Craft Dept Head from August '84 thru September ' 87.  more here

02/02/07 Michael Vredenburg     Hello - I was with SBU-22 from 1993 to 1995. I remember quite well lots of the guys, both SELRES and active, who were there at the time, and wonder if any are members on your site. I have a few pics, not many, and mainly of the stupid little PBL. . . more here

(01-05-08) James Truehart, GMGC - USNR-Retired  Just stumbled onto your website and wanted to get in on the "action".  I was a member of the unit as a Reservist. I was a plank owner of Special Boat Unit 22 (formerly Coastal River Division 22) in Algiers, La. more here

(07-07-07) SBU-22 Photos
SBU-22 det.122 inserts SEALs in Alaska While SEALs swim in the PBL provides cover SBU-22 det 122 Getting SEALs in the Boat is harder than getting them out. SWCC provide cover fire if needed SBU-22 det 122 PBL early model, Boatguys love the night life. a wet PBL Patrol
a 3boat PBL patrol on step and covering the river banks. if you loose your boat, your cover boat won't leave you behind Boatguys suppress fire with M-60mgs SBU-22 patch Stern view of PBL on step
     
The old and the new at SBU-22 a PBR and 2 CACs PBL Patrol on Step      

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