020403-N-0780F-001 Souda Bay, Crete (Apr. 3, 2002) -- The Multi-service high speed vessel, Joint Venture (HSV-X1) pulls into the port of Souda Bay, Crete. The 313 foot-long experimental craft is a wave-piercing catamaran capable of 45 knots and is currently being operated by joint Army and Navy personnel. Joint VentureÕs naval employment includes replenishment and resupply at sea, special operations insertion and redeployment, reconnaissance, command and control, anti-submarine warfare, mine warfare, humanitarian assistance/evacuation, surface warfare and force protection. N

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020403-N-0780F-001 Souda Bay, Crete (Apr. 3, 2002) -- The Multi-service high speed vessel, Joint Venture (HSV-X1) pulls into the port of Souda Bay, Crete. The 313 foot-long experimental craft is a wave-piercing catamaran capable of 45 knots and is currently being operated by joint Army and Navy personnel. Joint VentureÕs naval employment includes replenishment and resupply at sea, special operations insertion and redeployment, reconnaissance, command and control, anti-submarine warfare, mine warfare, humanitarian assistance/evacuation, surface warfare and force protection. Navy photo by Paul Farley. (RELEASED) USN Joint Venture (HSV-X1)

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