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All sailors are not created equal. And in the purest sense of the word, the best-trained “sailors” in the world may well-be the U.S. Navy’s Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC). They are certainly some of the most skilled seaborne warriors in the U.S. Special Operations Command. Yet few outside of military circles have heard of them, and those who have, see them only as post-9/11 bluejackets driving fast boats in dangerous waters. They are much more.

I just got home from a 4 day business trip to San Diego. While I was walking this morning along the bay, I saw two very fast, dark gray/camo hull boats go by at high speed. They had what could be missile racks aft and a gun mount (but no gun) forward. They certainly looked military, came up the bay from below the Coronado Bridge, passed the carriers, and headed out towards Point Loma. Does the USN or USCG deploy boats fitting this description? They reminded me of a super-modern PT boat, but I didn't think we had any of...