Getting ready for the Euphrates, by training on the Cape Fear.
“The Cape Fear is more like the Euphrates River in Iraq than any other place in the country,” he said. “We really need this training area to get our sailors ready for war. Just like the Euphrates, the Cape Fear is narrow and uncharted without navigation aids. There are a lot of obstacles in the water such as floating logs.”
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Their 40-foot patrol boats are built for difficult water. The 800-horsepower diesel engines can push the boats to more than 40 knots in 9 inches of water when on plane. They use jet drives instead of props, enabling them to run in shallow water and turn quicker. Skippers run the boats in the dark with night-vision goggles.
Postscript: They also serve who stand and fish.
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