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US Navy - Helicopter Maritime Strike
Squadron 78 (HELMARSTRIKERON 78) HSM-78 'Blue Hawks' |
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 MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2024  GAU-21 machine door gun on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Princeton (CG 59) - January 2024  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii - August 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii - August 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii - August 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - July 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Princeton (CG 59) - July 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) near NAS Fallon, Nevada - May 2023  Aviation Ordnanceman mount LAU-61 G/A Digital Rocket Launcher onto an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - May 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - April 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Sterett (DDG 104) - March 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - March 2023  returning to NAS North Island, California - February 2023  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - February 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - February 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - February 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2022  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - December 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - November 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - November 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - October 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - October 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - October 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - September 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - September 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - August 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - July 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - June 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - June 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - February 2021  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2020  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 2020  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) - March 2020  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) during exercise Northern Strike 19 - Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - July 2019  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) during exercise Northern Strike 19 - Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - July 2019  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) during exercise Northern Strike 19 - Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - July 2019  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) during exercise Northern Strike 19 - Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan - July 2019  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - July 2018  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - July 2018  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - July 2018  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2018  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2018  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) over San Diego, California - November 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) over San Diego, California - November 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) over Naval Base San Diego, California - November 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) launches a sonar buoy - November 2017  a Mk.54 exercise torpedo on an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2017  an AGM-114 Hellfire missile was mounted onto a MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - November 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - June 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - June 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Dewey (DDG 105) - May 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fires flares - April 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fires flares - April 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - April 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - March 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - March 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - March 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - February 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - February 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - February 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - February 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - January 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - January 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - January 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - January 2017  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - November 2016  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - November 2016  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - November 2016  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - November 2016  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) - October 2016  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - December 2015  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - November 2015  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - October 2015  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - October 2015  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - September 2015  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) at NAS North Island, California - October 2014  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - August 2014  an exercise torpedo was loaded onto an MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) - August 2014  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - June 2014  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78) - May 2014  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - March 2014  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - November 2013  MH-60R Seahawk (HSM-78 / CVW-2) at NAS North Island, California - September 2013 |
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Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron SEVEN EIGHT (HSM-78) was
established on 01 March 2012 at NAS North Island, CA. HSM-78 is
currently assigned to Carrier Air Wing TWO (CVW-2) and is attached
to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). The "Blue Hawks" name dates back to 1977 when the original "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five were established. HAL-5 continued the warrior legacy of Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Three (HAL-3) who served courageously during the Vietnam War. The current "Blue Hawks" of HSM-78 continue to grow the legend and the proud heritage of those warriors who went before them. Deployments and Major Exercises: The squadron participated in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 aboard CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan. On August 20, 2014, HSM-78 Detachments 1 and 2 returned from separate, but simultaneous 7-month deployments aboard DDG 91 USS Pinckney and DDG 100 USS Kidd, where, in addition to participating in Cooperation Afloat, Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise and other maritime security operations, also participated in the search of a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet. On October 16, 2014, HSM-78 Detachment 3 returned from a 7-month deployment aboard DDG 108 USS Wayne E. Meyer. On January 9, 2015, a HSM-78 Detachment 4 returned from a 7-month deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, participating in RIMPAC, Valiant Shield, and Keen Sword exercises, aboard CG 71 USS Cape St. George. The squadron conducted a Southern Seas deployment aboard CVN 73 USS George Washington in 2015. On April 26, 2017, an MH-60R Seahawk of HSM-78 crashed off the coast of Guam during a deployment to the Western Pacific on DDG 105 USS Dewey. All three crew members were safely recovered. On June 22, 2017, the squadron returned from a 6-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. On April 12, 2018, the squadron returned from a 3-month deployment to the Western Pacific. A squadron detachment participated in Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX) in April 2018 aboard CG 57 USS Lake Champlain in the US 4th Fleet area of responsibility. The squadron participated in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2018 aboard CVN 70 USS Carl Vinson. In July 2019, the squadron participated in Exercise Northern Strike 2019 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, located in the National All-Domain Warfighting Center in northern Michigan. In August 2021, the squadron deployed with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group on the first deployment with the F-35C and CMV-22, dubbed as the "Air Wing of the Future." source: US Navy + wikipedia |
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