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HS-10 closed its chapter on the SH-3H helicopter with more than 70,000 mishap-free flight hours when the last students completed in June 1989. The squadron immediately began operations with the Navy's newest aircraft, the Sikorsky SH-60F "Seahawk," a derivative of the successful Army UH-60 "Blackhawk."
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24th Helicopter Squadron: several: to 24th Tactical Air Support Flight 37th Helicopter Squadron: F.E. Warren AFB: 40th Helicopter Squadron: Malmstrom AFB: 54th Helicopter Squadron: Minot AFB "Nomads of the North" 72nd Helicopter Squadron: Langley AFB "Eager Beavers" / "Eight Balls" 76th Helicopter Squadron: Vandenberg AFB: Inactivated 1001st ...
The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft, Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail operational aircraft, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron / Cessna UC-35 transports for VIP personnel.
The 6xx modexes were shared by the CVW's Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadron flying the E-2C Hawkeye (600-604), the Electronic Attack (VAQ) squadron flying the EA-6B Prowler (605-609), and the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) flying first the SH-3H Sea King and by the end of the 90s the SH-60F and HH-60H Seahawk helicopter (610 and ...
Each U.S. Marine Corps squadron, regardless of its mission, is assigned its own tail code. When a carrier-capable Marine squadron deploys on an aircraft carrier as a part of the U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing, it typically adopts the tail code of this Air Wing for the period of deployment.
HITRON member from Jacksonville, Fla., mans an M-240 machine gun on board a Stingray MH-68A helicopter during a homeland security patrol around New York City. The squadron was originally armed with a mounted M240B machine gun for warning shots and self-protection. The bolt-action Robar RC-50.50-caliber rifle was used for disabling fire.
The 1st Helicopter Squadron's primary mission is to be prepared to evacuate high-ranking personnel from the Capital area in the event of a national emergency. [3] It also supports Washington D.C. area airlift for high-ranking Executive Branch , dignitaries, military leaders and other VIPs.