United States Navy Riverine Squadron

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.”[1] Navy Riverines have been involved in naval combat since the Revolutionary War fighting in almost every war America has been involved in.

Navy Riverine units are assembled during times of need and then are usually disbanded in favor of focusing on blue water ocean/sea operations.

The responsibility of riverine warfare has been tasked to the US Navy, USMC and even the US Army at different times in US military history.

Riverine warfare has a long history in the Navy, dating back to the Revolutionary War, when American sailors in row galleys engaged the formidable warships of the hated British overseers operating in colonial waterways.

Modern American riverine warfare came of age during the Vietnam War, as patrol boats and river assault craft combed the Mekong Delta and other vital waterways.

[5][6] RIVRON 1 assumed patrol duties around Haditha Dam from the Marine Corps, who had previously been performing this task.

[8] This reorganization combined navy small boat units to provide both offensive and defensive force protection.

[8] RIVRON 2 was established on February 2, 2007, and began unit-level training with the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.