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US Navy - Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 51 (HELMARSTRIKERON 51)

HSM-51 'Warlords'

 
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STATUS:   HSL-51 established on October 3, 1991
HSL-51 redesignated HSM-51 on March 7, 2013
Homebase: Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan (forward deployed)
ACTIVE UNIT
AIRCRAFT:   Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
DEPLOYMENTS:   expeditionary unit
detachment deployments aboard various US Navy ships
 

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) at Yokota Airbase, Japan - September 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) at NAF Atsugi, Japan - June 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - March 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - March 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - October 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) at NAF Atsugi, Japan - July 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - July 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - July 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - July 2016

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 An MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) and an SH-60K Seahawk, assigned to their sister squadron, Air Development Squadron (VX) 51 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, perform a formation flight over Kanagawa prefecture. HSM-51 and VX-51, who share more than 30 years as sister squadrons, participated in the formation flight in order to foster greater interoperability between the two services - Enoshima, Japan - June 27, 2016

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Enoshima, Japan - June 27, 2016

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Enoshima, Japan - June 27, 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - March 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - March 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) - March 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - March 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - March 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - March 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - December 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - December 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - October 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - October 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - September 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) launches chaff & flares - July 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) - July 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) - June 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - June 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) - May 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) - May 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - April 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - April 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - April 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) maintenance aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - Langkawi, Malaysia - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - March 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) during maintenance at NAF Atsugi, Japan - December 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) taking fuel from USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) - September 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) - June 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Lassen (DDG 82) - March 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Lassen (DDG 82) - March 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Lassen (DDG 82) - March 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - March 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) carries a Mk-46 torpedo - March 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) at NAF Atsugi, Japan - February 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - February 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - February 2014

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sonar buoys onload into a MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - February 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - January 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - January 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - January 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - January 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - Tokyo, Japan - November 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS McCampbell (DDG 85) - November 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - November 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) assisting the Phillipine Government after Typhoon Haiyan - Ormoc Bay, Philippines - November 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) - October 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) - September 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - Fuyi, Aichi, Japan - November 2013

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-51) - Fuyi, Aichi, Japan - November 2013

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transition ceremony at NAF Atsugi, Japan - March 7, 2013
 

 
Mission:

The "Warlords" are the US Navy's premiere forward deployed Sikorsky MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopter squadron. Home ported in Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, the "Warlords" provide combat-ready armed anti-surface and anti-submarine helicopter detachments to ships deploying in the Korean, Western Pacific and Persian Gulf regions, as well as Executive Transport for Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet home ported in Yokosuka, Japan. They have recently successfully transitioned from the old SH-60B helicopter to the new and improved MH-60R.

The MH-60R is an upgrade from the older SH-60B, and carries a complex system of sensors including an Airborne Low Frequency Sonar and air-launched sonobuoys. Other sensors include the APS-147 surface search radar, ALQ-144 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system and optional nose-mounted forward looking infrared (FLIR) turret. It carries the Mk 46, Mk 50, or Mk 54 torpedo, AGM-114 Hellfire missile, and a single cabin-door-mounted M240 7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine gun or GAU-21 .50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun.


The squadron performs a diverse set of multi-role missions:

Primary missions include:
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
Anti-surface warfare (SUW)

Secondary missions include:
Search and rescue (SAR)
Executive Transport (With SH-60F for SEVENTH Fleet)
Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC)
Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP)
Special Operations support (SPECOPS)
Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS)
Communications Relay (COMREL)
Logistics support
 
 
 

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