U.S. Marines with Littoral Craft Company Charlie, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, graduated from the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course, at Centro Internacional Excelencia Avanzado Fluvial, Aug. 2, 2024. Littoral Craft Company (LCC) Charlie is the first group of U.S. service members to participate in the Colombian Fluvial Operations Course as 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion is gradually making the switch from Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV's) to Littoral Craft, which are maneuverable small boats. “As we enter the infancy of littoral craft training, we are seeking knowledge and training from any and all sources,” said U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Lance Sutton, the Inspector-Instructor with LCC Charlie. The Colombian Marine Corps is highly regarded as world-class experts in facilitating and executing littoral exercises because their geography and security challenges heavily emphasize maneuverability and quick reaction on the nation’s waterways. “They are the best in the world at riverine operations and it’s a great match for our training,” said Sutton. The Fluvial Operations Course consists of multiple training exercises such as swim qualification, classroom lectures, weapons handling and maintenance, and littoral craft maneuvers. “We came here and trained with the Colombian Marines on gunnery and piloting littoral crafts,” said Sutton. “We learned a lot from them. We hope to take this knowledge back to the United States and implement them into our tactics, techniques, and procedures." For the Marines of LCC Charlie, the Fluvial Operations Course was a three-week course. The first week comprised classroom training and familiarization with the different classes of Colombian littoral crafts, the second week comprised isolated training between the gunnery and pilot groups, and the final week comprised integration of all coursework. The Marines of LCC Charlie endured and graduated from the course and are now more knowledgeable and confident in their abilities to maintain, operate, and execute missions with littoral crafts. Providing expert-level instruction in riverine warfighting was something the Colombian Marines were happy to do. "For years, the Marines of Colombia have received training from the United States Marine Corps," said Major General Jorge Federico Torres Mora - Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps. "And I am pleased that we are now able to provide them with this training, demonstrating [reciprocity] and strengthening our relations as friendly countries." The 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion is steadily and efficiently working in accordance with Force Design.
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