Tag: MH-60S

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

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.

Navy Ships Look To WWII Era Message-Filled Bean Bags To Communicate Without Radios

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.