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British naval operations during the opening stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom refocused the spotlight on maritime special forces operations as troops from the British Special Boat Service (SBS) assisted the capture of the Al Faw peninsula to open a route of entry for humanitarian supplies into Iraq's second city of Basra, and also to establish a beachhead for Coalition forces. Small, highly trained maritime and riverine Special Operations Forces are a potent weapon in the Global War on Terror. They can be applied to a host of situations from boarding vessels suspected of carrying everything from Kalashnikovs to weapons of mass destruction to manoeuvring from the sea to seize vital coastal targets during amphibious operations. As far as homeland security is concerned, water-borne special operations forces play an important role in helping to safegua...See the full content of this document
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