Yorktown, VA (May 5)--A Coast Guard 25-foot Port Security Unit Raider Boat pulls up next to a cutter for a break from the demonstration put on by the Coast Guard for Missions Day attendees. The raider boat was one of the vessels that participated in Coast Guard Missions Day at Reserve Training Center Yorktown. The Boston Whaler type 22, 25 and 27 designed raider boats have twin outboard engines, do 40 knots and are highly maneuverable. Each has a .50-caliber Machine Gun (MG) Forward/2 M60 7.62 mm MGs Aft. They havea crew of three or four. The purpose of Coast Guard Missions Day is to raise the visibility of the Coast Guard by providing a one-day, missions-intensive and hands-on Coast Guard experience to staff level employees of the U.S. Congress and Administration. USCG photo by PA2 Stephen Baker
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