The U.S. Navyโs Riverines Are Up-Gunned, High Tech and Ready to Lean Into Great Power Competition
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK, Va. โ The Mark VI patrol boat bristles with heavy automatic weapons, and thatโs the way its crews like it. โI tell the crews that you want to look like a porcupine,โ said U.S. Navy Senior Chief Derrick Cox, who trains the sailors that man the Mark VI as part