Central Command Area of Responsibility (Feb. 18, 2003) -- Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewmen operate a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) (right) and Mark V Special Operations Craft (left) from a forward location. A RHIB is a high-speed, high- buoyancy, extreme-weather craft assigned the primary mission of ship-to-shore insertion/extraction of SEAL tactical elements, while the MARK V Special Operations Craft (SOC) is the newest, versatile, high performance combatant craft introduced into the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Boat Squadron (SBR) inventory. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.