NECC_CRF_FactSheet2012
CRF is comprised of units manned, trained, and equipped
to conduct, port and harbor security, high-value unit security
and escort, surveillance and reconnaissance, insertion and
extraction of small units, and command and control for
supporting and assigned units. CRF is capable of conducting
24 hour operations in all weather conditions and climates.
CRF is comprised of both the Active and Reserve
Components trained to operate in ambiguous anti-terrorism
and force protection threat environments.
Wow.
CRF is talking riverine but in essence is all security. Think about them as a waterborne FAST company. The Riverine guys are still talking up the old mission sets but this document put out by the Navy says it all.
"...trained to operate in ambiguous anti-terrorism and force protection threat environments."
The USMC might be forced to establish a small boat company to make up for the obvious shortfall in capabilites.
Riverine is once again dead in the conventional Navy.
UPDATE:
The document that the Navy put out shows how they've drifted into an almost pure force protection mindset for these Coastal Riverine's.
Company
The Coastal Riverine Company (CRC) is the standard unit of action for the CRF. Companies are deployable self-sustaining units that may operate independently or in coordination with other forces. Each company has two platoons with personnel assigned for boat operations, a security team capable of conducting VBSS missions, and an Intelligence Surveillance Recon (ISR) team capable of operating unmanned vehicles and squadron-level communications equipment. Each company is equipped with four green-water capable patrol boats and four riverine/harbor security boats.
Platoon
Each platoon provides one boat crew per boat assigned, a 12-person security team trained and equipped to conduct Level I and Level II boardings, and an ISR team to act as an integrated tactical operations center. Platoons may be divided into smaller units such as embarked security teams to support military sealift transits, aircraft security missions, or other missions as directed.Expeditionary Security Detachments
In order to provide fleet commanders with a persistent presence of embarked security teams (EST), the CRF forward deploys two expeditionary security detachments. The detachments are assigned under the CORIVGRU
No where is the standard riverine mission talked about.
Maritime Expeditionary Security Force along with SOCOM with a big dash of help from the Riverine's themselves has helped killed the force.
IT IS ALL SECURITY ALL THE TIME.
