The Navy Recovered This Sunken Seahawk Helicopter From Three-And-A-Half Miles Below The Sea
The Navy’s salvage and diving unit set a new record in retrieving the Seahawk from the waters off Okinawa, Japan.
The Navy’s salvage and diving unit set a new record in retrieving the Seahawk from the waters off Okinawa, Japan.
This is the only H-60 of any kind in Marine Corps service beyond the highly specialized VH-60N Marine One helicopters.
The U.S. Navy is looking toward next-generation vertical-lift platforms to replace existing types starting in 2030.
HSC-85 “Firehawks” show off what they can do as the Navy’s last dedicated spec ops helicopter squadron.
Both crewmembers in the jet, which was part of Carrier Air Wing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, were able to eject and were quickly rescued.
The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, or HSC-85, also known as the “Firehawks,” helped members of a specialized U.S. Coast Guard counter-terrorism unit train to rappel down and quickly board a ship where terrorists might be in control and holding hostages last month. The Navy is now looking to cut costs by shuttering this unit as part of its 2021 Fiscal Year budget proposal.
With thousands of hours flying naval H-60 variants, we get the bottom line on some of the unique aspects of flying the hugely popular helicopter.
Personnel on the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer have had the opportunity to demonstrate how they might use messages tucked inside small bean bags, a concept dating back to World War II, to communicate in the midst of an electronic warfare attack or when it might be essential preserve radio silence to remain undetected.
Compared to the Army or the Air Force, the Navy hasn’t invested anywhere near as heavily in its airborne special operations transport capabilities.
Being able to readily turn any ship into a mine-sweeping platform is a major part of the Navy’s future plans.