Riverine Assault Craft

Riverine combatant craft actually named Riverine Assault Craft (RAC) were first procured from "SeaArk" by the US Marine Corps as early as 1990.[1][2]

SeaArk RAC
RAC during OCEANVENTURE '92

A "second generation" RAC was built by Swift Shifts.[3]

Swiftships RAC
RAC during CAPEX
RAC patrolling in the Panama Canal.
RAC in Paraguay.

RACs saw combat in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps' Small Craft Company as they were being replaced by Small Unit Riverine Crafts (SURC), both crafts eventually being turned over to the United States Navy Riverine Squadrons.

RAC replaced by the SURC
RAC and SURC in Iraq.

References

"New Emphasis on Riverine Environment - Marine Corps Association". www.mca-marines.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
"New Boats to Market -". www.warboats.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "New Emphasis on Riverine Environment - Marine Corps Association". www.mca-marines.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[2] "New Boats to Market -". www.warboats.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)