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US Navy - Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 72 (HELMARSTRIKERON 72)
HSM-72 'Proud Warriors'
 
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STATUS:   HSL-42 established on October 5, 1984
HSL-42 redesignated HSM-72 on January 15, 2013
 
Homebase: NAS Jacksonville, Florida
ACTIVE UNIT
AIRCRAFT:   Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
DEPLOYMENTS:   November 2015 - July 2016 with Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and CSG ships
April 2018 - July 2018 with Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and CSG ships
August 2018 - December 2018 with Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and CSG ships
November 2019 - June 2020 with Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and CSG ships
December 2021 - September 2022 with Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and CSG ships 
 
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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - June 2023

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) at NAS Jacksonville, Florida - May 2023

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special livery on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) at NAS Jacksonville, Florida - May 2023

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - July 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - June 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) - May 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) - May 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - May 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - April 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - March 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - March 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Gravely (DDG 107) - February 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - January 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - January 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - January 2022

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2021

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) at forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Wallops Island, Virginia - December 2021

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) at forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Wallops Island, Virginia - December 2021

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) at forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Wallops Island, Virginia - December 2021

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) - December 2021

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - June 2021

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caliber .50 door gun on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - June 2021

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) - May 2020

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) - January 2020

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - January 2020

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) - December 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2019 - note the LAU-61 unguided rocket launcher

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Lassen (DDG 82) - November 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) - October 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) - October 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2019

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - November 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - October 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - August 2018

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sonobuoy inspection on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - June 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) - May 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Farragut (DDG 99) - May 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - May 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - May 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - February 2018

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - October 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) at Maxwell AFB, Alabama - September 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-1) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - August 2017

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - October 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - May 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) - April 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) - April 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - February 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles loaded aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - February 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - January 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - January 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Gravely (DDG 107) - January 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - January 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - January 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - January 2016

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - November 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - November 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Ramage (DDG 61) - November 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - September 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - September 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - September 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) - September 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) - September 2015

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) - July 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) - June 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) - June 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72) aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) - June 2014

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MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-72 / CVW-7) aboard USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - January 2014
 

 
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron SEVEN TWO (HSM-72) was originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light FOUR TWO (HSL-42) on October 5, 1984, at Naval Station Mayport. For 28 years, Proud Warriors of HSL-42, consisting of 10 combat ready detachments, deployed in an expeditionary construct aboard United States Naval cruisers, destroyers and frigates, flying the SH-60B while supporting independent deployer, Amphibious Ready Group, and Carrier Strike Group operations around the globe. On January 15, 2013, HSL-42 was re-designated HSM-72 and relocated to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, reflecting the squadron’s shift from the SH-60B to the MH-60R, and departure from the expeditionary construct, entering the world of Carrier Air Wing operations.

In 2013, Proud Warriors were assigned to Carrier Air Wing SEVEN (CVW-7) and departed on their maiden Carrier Air Wing deployment in November 2015, with Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG-8). In November 2016, HSM-72 transitioned to Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1), remaining in CSG-8 and deployed in support of the USS HARRY S TRUMAN Carrier Strike Group tasking, executing Department of the Navy’s inaugural Dynamic Force Employment operations to the U.S. SECOND and SIXTH Fleet in 2018, with a follow-on deployment in 2019 to the U.S. SIXTH and FIFTH Fleet Areas of Responsibility.

In the Carrier Air Wing construct, Proud Warriors are dispersed between the Carrier Element embarked the nuclear aircraft carrier, and three Combat Elements embarked the three Strike Group escort ships. In support of Carrier Strike Group, Combined and Joint Task Forces, United Nations, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations, the MH-60R is utilized to execute the primary mission sets of surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, electronic warfare, command and control, and non-combat operations.

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