First MH-60R squadron is established!

[HeyJoe]

HSM-71, the first MH-60R squadron has been established at NAS North Island on 4 Oct, 2007

CDR Nortier, Commanding Officer of HSM-71 speaks at establishment ceremont for Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seventy-One at NAS North Island

US Navy photos by MC3 Chelsea Kennedy

HSM-71 MH-60R on the ramp

US Navy Photo by MCSA Shannon K. Cassidy

 

[Lawman]

So if flying helos is like nailing the fat girl.... and your flying the Fat Girl of the Seahawk family..... is that like sleeping with the fat girls fatter friend?

 

[MasterBates]

So if flying helos is like nailing the fat girl.... and your flying the Fat Girl of the Seahawk family..... is that like sleeping with the fat girls fatter friend?

YES.

 

[Hozer]

MB, who's on the podium? Specifically, who is that 0-6 with the 'stache?

 

[Lawman]

MB, who's on the podium? Specifically, who is that 0-6 with the 'stache?

MB, in 15 years if had he had not married a psycho that sidetracked and trainwrecked his career progression.

 

[Schnugg]

That's "Sterls" over on the right.

 

[MasterBates]

Hozer, not sure. Don't recognize him.

 

[BigIron]

I wonder if CDR Nortier is the same guy who used to be an HT instructor.

Amazing to see these guys as LTs on their first shore tours and now they are COs.

The other brass in that pic look really not interested at all.

 

[MasterBates]

Big Iron, I know what you mean.

I'm starting to have some of my older friends making LCDR and losing their minds. A couple OICs I have cruised with are now CDRs and one is an XO now.

And I am still in flight school :icon_smil

 

[haubby]

One of my former students came from HSM-41. I thought they flew the Romeos. Is this the first deployable squadron to man up instead of a FRS?

 

[MasterBates]

HSM-41 flies both the 60B and 60R.

HSM-71 is the first "All R" squadron. And its a deployable one as well.

Is it at JAX or NASNI? HSL used to be "even east, odd west" but I think the Helo Master Plan/H60 Assimilation Plan did not stick to that.

 

[Pags]

chsmwp

 

[bb1125]

MB, who's on the podium? Specifically, who is that 0-6 with the 'stache?

It looks like CAPT McNellis, CAG 5. Not sure what he would be doing there though.
The flag is RADM Hall, first skipper of HSL-51 and I think the rest are old LAMPS bubbas.

 

[BigIron]

It looks like CAPT McNellis, CAG 5. Not sure what he would be doing there though.
The flag is RADM Hall, first skipper of HSL-51 and I think the rest are old LAMPS bubbas.

Possibly as he might have some operational control of 71 if they deploy as part of his airwing.

 

[bb1125]

Isn't 71 the new FRS. Besides CAG 5 is in Atsugi.