Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) recover parachutes after a successful launch of the Maritime Craft Aerial Deployment System (MCADS).

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 05, 2007) Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) recover parachutes after a successful launch of the Maritime Craft Aerial Deployment System (MCADS). Four parachutes are used to drop an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) 3,500 feet from the rear of a C-130 during an MCADS drop. SWCCs conduct a free-fall jump after the RHIB is deployed and prepare to get underway once they reached the water. Special Boat Team 20 is one of the few units in the world with this capability. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger File# 071205-N-4205W-455