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riverine operations

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Operations conducted by forces organized to cope with and exploit the unique characteristics of a riverine area, to locate and destroy hostile forces, and/or to achieve or maintain control of the riverine area. Joint riverine operations combine land, naval, and air operations, as appropriate, and are suited to the nature of the specific riverine area in which operations are to be conducted.


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The initiative aims to raise a force of five light patrol craft, which would include one riverine operations division with the intention of eventually raising up to three divisions in total.
Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) provided a decision brief proposing the development of a joint publication on riverine operations.
The mission also marks the beginning of what could be a broader Navy role in riverine operations elsewhere in the world.
 
 
 
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