HS to Whidbey?

[illinijoe05]

Hey I heard a rumor yesturday that a west coast HS squadron is movign to Whidbey Island in the near future. Is there any truth to this?
Joe

 

[Brett327]

Hey I heard a rumor yesturday that a west coast HS squadron is movign to Whidbey Island in the near future. Is there any truth to this?
Joe

I have no official knowledges of such a thing, but it strikes me as highly unlikely.

Brett

 

[hscs]

Very unlikely - you may have misheard someone talking about not moving the east coast squadrons up to Norfolk as they transition to the -60S.

 

[HAL Pilot]

Hey I heard a rumor yesturday that a west coast HS squadron is movign to Whidbey Island in the near future. Is there any truth to this?
Joe

Only if they are allowed to do rolling landings to knock the arresting gear out of alignment....:icon_smil

 

[Pags]

Maybe someone confused it with the existing and highly sought after Whidbey SAR Det.

 

[Pugs]

Maybe someone confused it with the existing and highly sought after Whidbey SAR Det.

Those guys do some great work both for the Navy and the local folks.

 

[MasterBates]

The HSL-42 Mafia is currently fairly well entrenched there. With more on the way, we have guys that are/were competitve for CO trying to go here.

Good deal shore tour. Not very career enhancing in Big Navy's eyes..

 

[illinijoe05]

Yeah on our selection sheet every option says airframe and city IE MH-60S San Diego but for the 60F/H it said west not san diego. Someone asked an HT-8 IP or stucon guy (im not sure which) and they said it was because they were thinking about moving one to whidbey. Sounded far fetched to me but woud be sweet if it was true.

 

[Pags]

Or because HS-West also includes the possibility of going to HS-14 in Japan. Since the helo master plan seems intent on cutting airframes and consildating bases, I highly doubt that an HS squadron is moving north. But I've been wrong before...

 

[raptor10]

Maybe someone confused it with the existing and highly sought after Whidbey SAR Det.

Highly sought after?

I wonder why...?

Not my pics, a buddy of mine...

 

[MasterBates]

Cool location. For guys that hunt & fish, it is awesome.

Some of the best flying you can get CONUS in helos.

Plus, the most important part. THEY ARE FLYING ORDERS!

Oh yeah, the beer is good too.

 

[raptor10]

Also - Glass Cockpit

 

[MasterBates]

Well, being a 60S, it has to be a glass cockpit.

Unlike some fixed wing communities, with massive block differences, the 60s are fairly homogenous within their series.

 

[lowflier03]

The reason that the selection choices say HS west instead of a specific squadron is because when you go West, you can either stay in San Diego, or be sent to Japan. Sometimes that choice is up to you, and sometimes you get voluntold. Although I have heard they are letting people select HS-14 out of HT's now.

 

[illinijoe05]

HS Japan was a seperate selection choice on the sheet