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MH-60R Seahawk flight operations aboard USS Roosevelt, Rota

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet by Ensign Jatin Khona, electrical officer, USS Roosevelt ROTA, SPAIN – Nearly every day underway, a MH-60R Seahawk helicopter can be seen launching and landing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, that is currently on its fourth Forward Deployed Leer másMH-60R Seahawk flight operations aboard USS Roosevelt, Rota[…]

US Navy HSM-79 establishes new Spain detachment in Rota

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Petty Officer D.S. Randol NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — US Navy HSM-79 (Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 79) established a new detachment in Spain at Naval Station Rota, June 16, 2022. Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, attended the ceremony along with Cmdr. Brett Elko, the commanding Leer másUS Navy HSM-79 establishes new Spain detachment in Rota[…]

Two MH-60R Seahawk crews of HSM-70 rescue a downed pilot

PALATKA, Fla. — Two Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters assigned to the “Spartans” of HSM-70 (Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70) rescue a downed civilian aircraft pilot, near the Palatka Municipal Airport on Monday, March 14, 2022. The two MH-60R Seahawk aircrews were conducting routine training operations when they received a distress call over the international aircraft Leer másTwo MH-60R Seahawk crews of HSM-70 rescue a downed pilot[…]

Coast Guard and Navy medevac passenger from cruise ship Grand Princess off Hawaii

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy medevaced a 69-year-old passenger from the cruise ship Grand Princess 210 miles northwest of Hilo, Wednesday.​ A Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crew from the Kaneohe Bay-based Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM-37) conducted the medevac while an Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew provided overhead support. They Leer másCoast Guard and Navy medevac passenger from cruise ship Grand Princess off Hawaii[…]

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