First females to attend Riverine Combat Skills Course [Image 2 of 10]

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES

10.23.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Heather Brown 

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Brett Luchini, a student in class 13-010 of the Riverine Combat Skills Course, patrols the training grounds during a field training exercise in Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 23. Class 13-010 is the first RCS training group composed of Coastal Riverine Force (CORIVFOR) sailors and the first ever to incorporate women into the course. RCS is a five-week class that teaches CORIVFOR sailors combat skills, weapons fundamentals and equipment, land navigation, urban operations, offensive and defensive patrolling, and communications.

• Date Taken: 10.23.2012
• Date Posted: 10.26.2012 19:36
• Photo ID: 768317
• VIRIN: 121023-N-OD763-133
• Resolution: 6048x4032
• Size: 2.5 MB
• Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, US