SUNSET SPRINT
U.S. Navy Seamen Stephanie Gomez and Amanda Vasquez run clear after removing the chains from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, May 14, 2008. Both sailors are flight deck handlers aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy, which supports a humanitarian and civil assistance mission building on friendship between partner nations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel

Labels: helicopter, MH-60S, Military Sealift Command, photos, Seahawk, US Navy, USNS Mercy

SAR JUMPER
A search and rescue swimmer, known as a SAR, jumps out of an MH-60S Seahawk assigned during training in the Persian Gulf, April 13, 2008. U.S. Navy Seaman David A. Brandenburg

Labels: helicopter, MH-60S, photos, SAR, Seahawk, Search and Rescue, US Navy

LEYTE LAUNCH - An SH-60B Seahawk prepares to launch from the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf, which is conducting group sail operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 27, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael D. Cole

Labels: helicopter, photos, Seahawk, SH-60B, US Navy, USS Leyte Gulf

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2007) A Sailor from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODMU) 6 Detachment 22 moves away from an SH-60 Seahawk, assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 7, after completing a successful fast rope drill on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is participating in a composite training unit exercise in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua A. Moore (Released)

Labels: CVN 75, Dusty Dogs, EODMU 6, helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7, photos, Seahawk, SH-60, ships, US Navy, USS Harry S. Truman

SEAHAWK EYE VIEW - A Seahawk lifts off the USNS Flint while loading ammunition with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Brossard

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ABOARD THE DOKDO - A South Korean navy sailor signals to a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter to land on the flight deck of the South Korean amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo Nov. 15, 2007 during the training to increase U.S.-Korean amphibious operational readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Lemus

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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class William Quadrino, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, prepare to assemble a 420-gallon capacity bucket in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. HSC-85 has teamed up with the San Diego California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Zach Sykora, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, performs a pre-flight inspection on a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter before take off from Coronado, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Kelling


U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class William Quadrino, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, prepare to assemble a 420-gallon capacity bucket in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, kicks open a 420-gallon capacity bucket in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, lifts a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough from a local reservoir near the raging wildfires in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey


An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, dumps water from a full 420-gallon extinguishing trough onto of one of the many areas affected by wildfires in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Fahey



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Labels: aircraft, helicopter, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, MH-60S, photo essays, photos, Seahawk, US Navy

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 2, 2007) - French boarding teams rappel from a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk onto the flight deck of multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is in Panama as part of the multi-national exercise PANAMAX 2007. Civil and military forces from 19 countries are participating in PANAMAX, a U.S. Southern Command joint and multi-national training exercise co-sponsored with the government of Panama, in the waters off the coast of Panama in Honduras. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robbie Stirrup

Labels: helicopter, LHD-1, PANAMAX 2007, photos, Seahawk, SH-60, USN, USS Wasp

GIZO, Solomon Islands (April 14, 2007) – Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician 1st Class Christopher A. Holt, assigned to the Warhawks of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 10, Expeditionary Sea Command Unit (ESCU) 1, loads a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk with rice for delivery to outlying islands. HS-10 is embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Stockham (T-AK 3017), and is assisting the Solomon Islands with humanitarian assistance operations led by the U.S. Department of State and non-governmental organizations. On April 2, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami struck the Solomon Islands causing casualties and significant damage. USNS Stockham is one of 16 Maritime Pre-Positioning Ships belonging to the MSC Pre-Positioning Program. The U.S. Navy is responding to a specific request on the part of the U.S. ambassador to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Meyers

Labels: ESCU 1, helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 10, HH-60H, Humanitarian Aid, photos, Seahawk, US Navy, Warhawks

STANDING GUARD
A destroyer steams along the starboard side of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman March 22, 2007, as an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Squadron Seven conducts plane guard during flight operations over the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Recruit Matthew D. Williams

Labels: Helicopter Squadron Seven, photos, Seahawk, SH-60, ships, US Navy, USS Harry S. Truman