STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Special Boat Team 22 will open a new two-building, $9.7 million riverine operations complex Friday. The unit specializes in riverine missions, often in support of Navy SEALs. Officials say SBT 22 has grown in the last four years, adding 68 percent more special warfare combatant-craft crewmen. There are 400 sailors permanently assigned to SBT 22 and a technical training school for foreign sailors at Stennis. The team has a fleet of 30 riverine craft. (Source: Navy Times, 02/10/09)
