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Photo essay: C-130 Hercules airdrops Navy special warfare watercraft

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  • By Mass Communication Chief Kathryn Whittenberger
  • U.S. Navy
OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN --  A U.S. Navy special warfare 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat was launched from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during a successful launch of the Maritime Craft Aerial Deployment System on Oct. 14, 2009, over the the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va. 

Special Warfare Combatant-craft crewmen free-fall parachute after the boat and pilot it back to shore. Special Boat Team 20 is one of the only units in the world with this capability.