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HELSEACOMBATRON THREE\u00a0\u00a0 (Merlins)<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 8th March 2014, Rapcon were privileged to visit\u00a0HSC-3 at Naval Air Station North Island.\u00a0 The airbase at NASNI is situated at San Diego in California and is fully integrated with Naval Base Coronado which is also the home port of several aircraft carriers assigned to the United States Navy Pacific Fleet.<\/p>\n

NASNI is home to eighteen US Navy air squadrons, sixteen of which operate four different models of\u00a0 the Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.\u00a0 HSC-3 is the US West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron and can proudly boast being the largest Fleet Replacement Squadron in the United States Navy currently.<\/p>\n

HSC-3 has been operating the multimission MH-60S Knighthawk since 2002 and the squadron’s primary role is to provide training for Fleet Replacement Pilots and Aircrew, not only for eventual duty in the MH-60S, but also in the SH-60F and HH-60H models as well.<\/p>\n

During our visit to HSC-3, we witnessed a range of activities with the helicopters, from routine maintenance, both in the hangars and\u00a0on the active ramps, to complete wash-downs to eliminate the all too damaging\u00a0 presence of salt which inevitably comes with a coastal environment.\u00a0 Above all, we were impressed with the HSC-3 philosophy of carrying out every task with safety being top of the agenda.\u00a0 Our photo gallery shows a number of these activities, along with those of the two other squadrons (HSC-4 Black Knights and HSC-14 Chargers) with whom HSC-3 share an active ramp.<\/p>\n

Rapcon would like to express\u00a0many thanks to their US Navy hosts who made this visit possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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