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US Navy - Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HELSUPPRON 6)

HC-6 'Chargers'

 
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hc-6 chargers helicopter combat support squadron us navy ch-46 sea knight mh-60s seahawk
 
STATUS:   HC-6 established on September 1, 1967
HC-6 redesignated HSC-26 on April 1, 2005
 AIRCRAFT:   Boeing Vertol CH/HH-46 Sea Knight
Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk
 DEPLOYMENTS:    various detachment deployments
 

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MH-60S Seahawk (HC-6) - March 2005

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MH-60S Seahawk (HC-6) - Haiti - February 2005

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MH-60S Seahawks (HC-6) - Norfolk, Virginia - October 2004

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MH-60S Seahawk (HC-6) - Norfolk, Virginia - September 2003

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CH-46 Sea Knight (HC-6) - April 1987

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CH-46 Sea Knight (HC-6) - March 1986

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CH-46 Sea Knight (HC-6) - January 1985

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CH-46 Sea Knight (HC-6) - July 1982

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Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) traces its rich history to Naval Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, where Helicopter Utility Squadron Two (HU-2) was formed in 1948.

HU-2 was the second United States Naval helicopter squadron, flying the tandem rotor Piasecki H-25/HUP Retriever, perfoming search and rescue operations.

On July 1, 1960, the squadron split to form HU-4. On September 1, 1967, an HU-4 detachment at NAS Norfolk had grown so large that it was designated its own squadron, Helicopter Support Squadron Six (HC-6), the "Chargers".

Originally a search and rescue squadron, HC-6 soon added vertical replenishment (VERTREP) as a primary mission.

By 1987, after having flown the H-25 HUP, H-43C HUK, H-34 Sea Horse, H-2B Sea Sprite, H-3 Sea King, and H-53 Sea Dragon, HC-6 was completely transitioned to the H-46D Sea Knight, which they would fly exclusively for the next 15 years.

In 2002, the squadron transitioned aircraft once again, introducing the MH-60S Knighthawk to the Atlantic Fleet, conducting the first operational deployment and first at-sea rescue with the new helicopter.

On April 1, 2005, in accordance with the Navy's Helicopter Master Plan, the squadron was re-designated as HSC-26.
 
 
 

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