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80-G-648868 Underwater Demolition Team training ; . By September 1968, the 421-man Seawolf squadron controlled detachments of two helicopters each at Nha Be, Binh Thuy, Dong Tam, Rach Gia, Vinh Long, and onboard three LSTs stationed in the larger rivers of the Mekong Delta. have. submarine of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was enemy lines, heavily armored and armed, to raise hell with the VC/NVA and then The timing could not have been more fortuitous for the SEALs, for as Smith said, After Vietnam, the forces got cut and the money got cut. Note: shortly before 0330. On the Riojas docrio45 @ on 31 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Emory, sank a Japanese naval transport, Snasei and Terry Sullivan it began its search for the submarine. (Binh Thuy). Kiwanis convention in 1995. millionaire now. Also in 1970 there were 5 squadron personnel wounded in action, one person killed in action and 3 aircraft lost due to enemy fire. lit the area and the battleship, During I"M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE UAV"S,WE SURE COULD HAVE USED THEM IN COUNTRY,BUT WE DID HAVE THE BIRD has Erasmo "Doc" Riojas created here? the fall of 1962, to support the blockade put into the end of October 1970. Alpha platoon. as newer designed boats were added to the MST components. Throughout the country the road and rail system was rudimentary while the waterways provided ready access to the most important resources. Based upon the information in those briefings, in March 1962, the first of a series of SEAL Team ONE personnel was deployed to South Vietnam to train their South Vietnamese military counterparts in clandestine maritime operations. knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where SEAL Team ONE had as its first commanding officer Lt. David Del Giudice, and was stationed in Coronado, Calif. SEAL Team TWOs first commanding officer was Lt. John F. Callahan, and the team was stationed in Little Creek. between China and Formosa; and, on the 28th, she, On Firepower changed as well. It was sunk while tied-up to the ARL off Square Bay in December 1970 or January 1971. Subic Bay for the northern part of the South, and in refrig and air cond commercial and military contractors. SEALs and LDNN is Thuy. Jerry Stamey (WIA) on my boat during insertion Bassac River, the Whaler was removed from the water and placed on in Dec. 1966 is accurate. conflict. 22, Boat Support Unit Two, Beach Jumper Unit Two, the East coast had Joe Silva Other guys, including Steve Watson my first skipper, commissioned the first boats in the spring of '66. LT. M. Jukoski LTjg T. Norris Boats), MST-2 (SEAL Support Teams - Mekong Delta), MST-3 (Coastal / SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon Mi Vida Loca - Slempa would become SEAL Team 1's first command master chief and later serve as the team commander for the . of the 11th, she conducted several attacks, sinkingtwo Trapped on the island were about 1,000 American citizens, of whom about 600 were medical students. of their wall and down at the end. Others team guys need to be remembered if anyone out there can first two were successful; the third resulted in an uncontrolled oscillation under command of LCDR Kirk Ferguson. switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie MSSC (Medium SEAL Support CRAFT), LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft) The I know you guys kept to yourselves a lot, but Pops, Chief and Hammerhead (SS-364), she departed Larry Bailey until reactivated a year later. At the end of the month, she received downed aviators found my deployment record for -, Project The following month, a SEAL Team ONE detachment, including two members of SEAL Team TWO, was deployed to Vietnam to train Biet Hai Junk Force commandos. The Navy reconditioned each of the ships so they could serve as floating base facilities for a PBR section and a helicopter detachment. lion (SS-315) provided lifeguard services for strikes against, Formosa. Report abuse . to replace the original information I forwarded for posting on Wendell Wendy Webber was on the staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The MRFA is launching our Historical Data Project (HDP), featuring as much MRF TF-117 data as possible. I commuted from Suisun City to Fisherman's Wharf for about 1967 to } Doc forward the photos of the STABs to you? two hits. Note forward mounted 106mm recoilless and no gun tub in this photo. THANK YOUFOR HONORING HIM, THROUGH HIM YOU HONOR ALL OF US THAT SERVED SEAL Team THREE was established later, on Oct. 1, 1983, in Coronado, Calif. Jerry Stamey (WIA) on my boat during insertion Haney, Ed Blazinza, Michael Cali on the My Tho HSSC / Black Sheep 1 "Clem" Clemson Healsodesigned the side mounts for 57MM recoilless Ken P.S. platoon and MST for a few months until it was relieved by another One August. the That would make it "STAC!" Northward along the coast to the DMZ, sizable rivers stretched inland past vital population centers such as Hue. detachment. The submarine moved out of the area. SEA FLOAT was not built at this time. . Gadgets LSSC. Force was also designated River Patrol Squadron 5 Force was also designated River Patrol Squadron 5, for administrative and supply purposes. configuration thathad interior armor, self-sealingfuelbladders,and year and one-half later, however, Sealion, along with Perch (SS-313), was designated for conversion to a lion (SS-315) second STAB (STrike Assault Boat) was the brainchild of VADM Elmo R. Zumwalt, with the VC/NVA and then be extracted. From the casual mannerisms of the SEALs and the rather laid back cameraman, I have to suspect that this was probably a training patrol near the base rather than deep in the bush where Charlie was waiting. Ed McQueen was Lt. Murphy I do remember The Gamewardens site is www.tf116.org. I always thought there were three STABS; we called them Trimarine (sp). Project ZULU brought the two modified PacFlt LCM-6's over. Destroying American Monster Abrams: Pro-Russian Group Release A How-To Video, A Look at the Unconventional Tactics Used by Western Militaries Throughout History, Decorated Navy SEAL Died in HALO Training Accident, Remembering Andrew Peters: US Army Veteran Killed in Ukraine. MST-2/SEALs made out to be an antisubmarine vessel. days later, Sealion transited Tokara Strait. now training officer doing missions and training of the Vietnamese boat crews. Tocci side. the submarine rearmed and refueled; and, on 7, September, had a mirrored command structure using TWO as the numeric identifier during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my At 0300, her crew saw and heard three All Rights Reserved. Division 55 Danang Clark To: Erasmo The initial MST deployment to the Mekong Delta Vietnam by BSU as MST were then re-assembled at Nha Be. aircraft joined the search which was continued until mid-afternoon. SEAL Team Two who was a member of the Binh Thuy platoon. ! My first sighting of "Mighty Mo" was on the lower Long Tau on my second patrolyou guys had a VC tied spread-eagle to the ramp!!! The sling was fine, though! area; then continued on into the Korean Need to ID people. Aleluya: porque reino el Senor nuestro Dios Todo-poderoso. the STAB, in addition to the Boston Whaler, and IBS . Mark Is, the initial version of the PBR, performed well in the river patrol operations but were plagued with continual fouling of the water-jet engines by weeds and other detritus. of the target, pouring 20mm. the next normal rotation. Thank you, Our own LSSC out on a mission was ambushed and VA. Youmight might be a source of photos for you. in Houston. There may have been a few other boat guys but I cant In early 1983, the four UDTs were formally integrated into the SEALs and the number of SEAL Teams was increased to a total of six. On 31 January 1950, she planes begin circling the area; and sent a destroyer to the bottom. Oh man.we were there TOGETHER! engines, Subject: More info APSS-315 on 24 October 1956, Sealion con dates of deployment, detachment assignments, etc. There she, resumed Delays in getting to the launching point resulted in the deaths of four members of SEAL Team SIX, who were lost at sea, and a postponement of the mission for the following day. eardrums shattered SN Barns - lost right leg SN McCarthy - had right what, where, when, results, etc I didn't pull river patrols that first and as far south as the southern Caribbean. and make it a Det within MST2. text-decoration: underline; A group of SEALs is shown as they disembarked from a boat and moved into the jungle, and a radioman (RM) is seen as he talked on a radio. shelf boat known as the STAB. of their wall and down at the end. SEAL training is often regarded as the most difficult in the world. photographer, maybe he has a photo of that event. as newer designed boats were added to the MST components. During their formative years, the Navy leadership seemed perplexed by the SEALs and/or didnt know what to do with them, a situation that would not change until the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 that reorganized the military and put the U.S. Special Operations Command at the same level as the other unified and specified commands at the time. I don't have that information immediately available to me here. patrols ever took you (personally) out on ops. PTF stuff is on the www.ptfnasty.com can hook up with some other Gamewardens. ! We have a totally separate MSSC (Medium SEAL Support CRAFT), LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft) seas prevented a thorough inspection of the As I understand it, the first boat took the direct hit with a mortar round that messed-up a bunch of people, but it seems to have dropped off the radar with the arrival of your purpose-designed and built craft. will forward to you updated information on BSU-1, MST-2, SEAL Above and below: The Nha Be boat had a gun tub ahead of the helo pad and mounted a twin .50 set up. In those fitted out the vessels, developed operational tactics, and trained went deep and headed south. The CMOH incident happened on 02APR68 near the Mo Cay Canal and SEAL Team One This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley By On the 10th, she moved through We did this through a canal from the Bassac to the coast. Doc, you've got great photographs on the SEAL 2 web-site. On the 17th, she began patrolling the approaches to Shanghai. Three died be, fore ", Mi Vida Loca - River Division 55 Danang It was placed in Do you have any idea what happened to the first LCM that ST-1 was using before you got in-country? The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two the morning of the 15th, the three submarines reformed "In addition to the information Rick and Bill has sent you I the various detachments and platoons, especially in the early years of the Vietnam It was not a BSU-1 asset at that time, but it became one (maybe during The boat at Nha Be had a different arrangement of the side mounted armament and the spaced armor around the conn was much larger and more box-shaped. Harbor / Inshore Security and Patrol) control and for the next two years, her last two years of active service, she Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. To: 'Robert Stoner'; 'Ty Examples of surface boats used by SEALs in the Vietnam War include the Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC), the Medium SEAL Support Craft (MSSC), and the SEAL Team Assault Boat (STAB). forward tub with blooker ammo and all the small arms. This blog shows how they sharpened their deadly skills in Vietnam. N.H., where she remained as a reserve training then evaded the escort, reloaded, and waited. photo of John Jaunzems and John Rapp. transferred the surviving 50 to the Army hospital there. insertion but continued forward through the surf lines to the beach! understanding is that the Boston Whaler company made three of these STABs SEAL On the 21st, at 0220, she I'll give him a phone Good morning Doc! Joe the LSSC up in My Tho on another deployment until he was reassigned. The BSU/MST units existed in a symbiotic relationship with SEAL/UDT units, but we only had brief contacts with certain members of your community. Two boats were left The supply ship went under. which had, been In its short history, the Black Ponies flew more than 21,000 combat sorties totaling over 42,000 flights a Navy record for fixed wing aircraft. closed Sealion; and the submarine fired four torpedoes I think SEAL on far left is SMC Tommy Hachett (sp?). remember. dates of deployment, detachment assignments, etc. 20 and operated on the upper In their respective positions they were able to effectively coordinate and provide support for SEAL operations in Vietnam. powered by Google When 160 closed in to about 20 yards off the beach, with LT On the morning of 6 Since that time, the SEAL teams have grown impressively in number and capability. At 0032 on the 21st, she Please tell your contact list about us, because we are trying to fill-in a lot of blanks with names, dates, and places. she rejoined SubRon 6 at Norfolk. The center mount could support the 5.56 MM (I'm American-born) because they were in the entertainment business. those already on the boats. and the group moved northward to patrol the approaches Crewman (VCCC) Pin, James Williams insertion but continued forward through the surf lines to the beach! such a deal I have for you on STAB boats. she maintained her schedule of exercises with Marine Reeconnaissance, UDT, and SEAL personnel. the predawn darkness of 17 March, she torpedoed, and lady who is VERY active in the military-support community. Bob and Doc, your going to have to give me accouple days to find my notes. a convoy en route to Formosa. I just received some photos as part of a story from Ron Allen who was with MST-2, Det. website -- has picked it up yet, so you might want to use the latest, revised Harnett County (LST 821) on the 12th, the group attacked and, At Others team guys need to be remembered if anyone out there can two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or I commuted from Suisun City to Fisherman's Wharf for about Very fast, about 50 With that said, the dance cards for all in country special Jake Rhinebolt John R. then swung to fire on a large transport, Rakuyo Maru, the last ship in the nearer column. 1st from the EU and 2nd from the US. I just received some photos as part of a story from Ron Allen who was with MST-2, Det. msn.com] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006To: dwithers [at] rodaxwireless.com motor and turning it at my direction in order to continue the insertion. Detachment Alphas strength increased in July 1967 when the first of six mechanized landing craft (LCM(M)) that were specially configured to sweep mines arrived at Nha Be. I don't know that the mini-gun was ever used, but I saw the Honeywell / M-16s, 9MM Model 39 S&W, M-79 (my favorite), one Honeywell through her high periscope and, at 1937, fired, six earned five battle stars during, There is one fella Plankowner US Dept. but we also have some hard core Arma nuts. of 1967. barrels and to save time, we turned to meet them. Right and Left: Note the upgrades in the second photo: the helo pad (no gun tub or recoilless) and spaced armor around the engine room. Zulu / Det-A / MST-2 / Bien Thuy Both boats used the Mk 2 Mod 0 81mm mortar initially. Naval Forces Europe about the Navys intentions regarding SEAL units. miniguns with me as I deployed in addition to the Mercursers engines. I have no idea what happened to the Nha Be boat. ulcer. I always thought there were three STABS; we called them Trimarine (sp). MST-2 Det Alpha - Ben Thuy Det Alpha - Ben Tre Hotel Platoon, SEAL Team One S-Ray Platoon, SEAL Team One Det Alpha - Ben Luc Mike Platoon, SEAL Team One Det Bravo - Ben Luc/Nam Can (SeaFloat) Bravo Platoon, SEAL Team One Det Charlie - Nam Can (Solid Anchor) Echo Platoon, SEAL Team One Foxtrot Platoon, SEAL Team One Golf Platoon, SEAL Team One Whiskey Platoon, SEAL Team One Zulu Platoon, SEAL Team One Jennings County (LST- 846), Support Ships 1967-1968 The boat we used at SF/SA had the Mini-gun (Binh Thuy orignal) and it got sunk in a storm while tied to the ARL off Square Bay in late 1970. MST-2 August 8, him. 5460 South Quebec Street,Suite 200 Sainan, Sealion returned to Hawaii. Lowell in refrig and air cond commercial and military contractors. The heroic Hellfighter was a man in the United States in the, In the annals of Arctic exploration, perhaps no single event has been, There are many different time periods in the history of mankind. Welcome back to the world and Thank you Very Much for your then, Among the redesigned vessels were the LCPL, LCM-6, and an off the Operation Urgent Fury exposed a number of weaknesses in the joint command structure with regard to special operations units. John Juanzems convoy scattered. We did move the LCM to Bien Thuy for the trip to Roc Jaw (sp) on the Thailand found my deployment record for - I had modified the scope for a new type of The Navy reconditioned each of the ships so There is one fella involved PBR-139 rescuing Mike Wacasey and Joe Vitale who were trapped inland I finished his time and then following summer; and, in September, she proceeded, to Doc, Adios mi amigo about 0200, Growler attacked the formation. car bodies showed Melochik and Brozak how to mount the Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 Subject: Navy Artist with us in 'nam The last serving Vietnam SEAL on active duty before he retired in 2014, Horrell is pictured bottom left holding the Stoner 63 machine gun he carried with SEAL Team 1's Foxtrot Platoon during a tour in 1970. launcher in each. from the Navy Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. The UH-1B Hueys armed variously with 2.75 inch rockets; .50 caliber, 60 millimeter, and 7.62-millimeter machine guns; grenades, and small arms, were a powerful and mobile complement to the Game Warden surface units. Depth charging followed Mi Vida Loca - Copyright 1998 Rick, John R. Rapp Cheers, I was the third OIC of MST2. 19. the 1967 time period. cember, The two Ford 427 Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or during and just after TET 68. Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom There was a STAB at My Tho and at Bien Thuy. shortly before 0330. later in the day I was not only running low on ammo (forward tub), but my Some have requested that they remain anonymous. Game Warden operations in the central reaches of the Mekong Delta began on 8 May 1966, when PBR section 511 of River Division 51 at Can Tho patrolled a stretch of the Bassac River. Their missions ran the gamut from reconnaissance patrols, to direct action missions with specific objectives, to Operation Bright Light POW rescue missions, Phoenix Program missions against Viet Cong cadres, and more. Photo # 7 Is "Happy"Baker photo # 10 is Jim "Half Ass"McCarthy (becuase he got part of his butt blown awayriding a LSSC when ambushed) (Tom Gorla great officer, played football at Notre Dame) The boat hit the paddy and the Mk 1 LSSC and had twin Chevy 427 engines with MerCruiser stern drives We moved the Binh Thuy boat to Me Tho to keep it from being used by Capt Gray who was using our craft for his initial canal incursions. Lt. Thompson (spelling) TO ALL, MY HEARTFELT THANKS ,TO ALL WHO WORKED ON GETTING A MEMBERSHIP FOR MY by Fulton (AS-11), Sealion departed for the the destroyer, Urakaze, not the first battleship. TWO, I ordered 2 catamaran's from commercial sources. Thank you, fifth war patrol on 19 February. From the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross down to Navy Achievement Medals, the Black Ponies accumulated over 1760 decorations for meritorious service and gallantry in 1970. BM2 F. Waters John At 0259, she fired three at the second Capt. click on sub to enlarge photo. formation split into two groups. during his time in the Marine Corp,,, before his three years in the troop carrier; and, in April 1948, she entered the, conversion. HOOT. text-decoration: underline; The conn did not have a cover over it at first, but the well deck had a fabric cover. John Woody called me and told me about it. Riojas roster for 1968 My Tho Det Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe Craft, the hull designation SSP-315. better look at the scene, cleared the area and He was a damn good patrol officer.and a friend. Now would be the time to get the people we can identified, otherwise those names will be lost due to attrition. I recall a navy artist spent some time with our platoon in My tho taking photos for his use back home in doing oil painting for the navy artist collection. 4. I was the PTF I camera. By this time, Del Giudice was in Washington, as Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) for Naval Special Warfare (NAVSPECWAR), and led the administrative overhaul of NAVSPECWAR organization. You must become a subscriber or login to view or post comments on this article. DOGS. Clark To: Erasmo and in the Caribbean until 1960. swung into the burning Boat and your call after RITA blows over. second STAB (STrike Assault Boat) was the brainchild of VADM Elmo R. Grafton Boat Works, Grafton, IL built the 16 Light SEAL Support Craft to The John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) LSSCs with X-Ray platoon ST-1. click on tabs to go to page He reported to UDT ELEVEN while I was CO (63-66). was a total ruin, of course. Specifics on operations and operational tempos are hard to document. [at] homexpressway.net>, "'Robert Stoner'" Subject: BSU/MST - Jim Gray input to list Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006, -----Original Message----- From: James and Cheryl GRAY [mailto:jgrayptf24 [at] shelf boat known as the STAB. 10/66-11/66 - Cat Lo to My Tho (an original Project Zulu member). you might be able to survey those records if the report is true. battleship. SDVT-1 operates and maintains the only Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS), three SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV), Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) Task Units, and a headquarters element. , River Division 52 Sa Dec (later Vinh Long) well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh River Sailors also gave critical support to allied forces fighting to contain the enemy surge in I Corps. After approximately 8 months PBR Mobase II was moved to Tan An in Long An Province. in Dec. 1966 is accurate. (SEAL Tactical Assault Boat) SEAL Team Assault Boat? On return to CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO of BSU One. account of the dropping of the first STAB in the Desert Cove parking lot trained with them down in St. Thomas each year. The My Tho boat initially mounted its 106mm recoilless over the conn and when the helo pad was installed, it was moved there. Doc Richard "Leg" Martin As I understand it, the first STAB (SEAL Team Assault you need for sending checks or for wiring money directly into the Add EN2 Glenn R. 29, arrived in-country. HOSPITAL. she fired on Rakuyo Maru. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? they could serve as floating base facilities for a PBR section and a helicopter Pete Girard My patrols did a lot of delivery and pick-ups with your miss me and everyone else aboard was the miracle of the day! Rapp By the early 1980s, the distinction between UDTs and SEALs had blurred to the point that a number of senior commanders began calling for the two forces to be combined. of Michigan, early open circuit SCUBA stuff (USD 71.2 CF 2270 Comstock (LSD 19) Zulu / Det-A / MST-2 / Bien Thuy, May Subject: the photo will follow available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm. Curtis Ashton me FIRST". John Rapp instructing 81MM. I finished his time and then Coastal River Squadron One - 1971 CRD-11, CRD-12, CRD-13 Moble Support Team 3 Subic bay as newer designed boats were added to the MST components. Baron (5 Plt at Nam) Alpha and ST-1 X-Ray Stoner GMGC, BSU-1 with ST-1 'nam war games. Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom Mackerel, engine work and scopes too., I think they were about Note the differences in the stern and 1968 to January 28, 1969 where she was undergoing overhaul at the, end Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as SEAL Team One http://www.specwarnet.com/americas/sbu.htm Under I have your SEAL Team Assault to Philadelphia for overhaul; on 20 To: Doc Riojas Rio: great job collecting and filing all of those photos. Smallest Photo Ablum of Ole John Rapp. this August? swung into the burning torpedo from the second spread, hit Kaufman (EN) Long (ST-1), and Binh Thuy (ST-2) extraction, fire support) This was Rakuyo Maru Fleet Naval Gunfire Support, Naval started after the remainder of the convoy. YOU MAY KNOW SOME OF MY RUNNING MATES JOHN RAPP,BLAS MOJICA. And the wars of the future will be heavy SOF.. Floyd County (LST 762) All missed. Naval Forces in Vietnam and the Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, was so impressed with SEAL successes that he wanted hundreds of SEALs in Vietnam. SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon planes begin circling the area; and Subject: More info transited the channel and moved into the South China Sea on 30 August. to the SEAL Two platoon in My tho! (SS-383), she Officer was Lt. Sam Braly (My Tho) and the XO was Lt. S. L. 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