Navy bids farewell to the venerable Sea King and Marines say "Thank you"

[HeyJoe]

050322-N-9860Y-033 Philippine Sea (Mar. 22, 2005) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter picks up a pallet of supplies from the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Concord (T-AFS 5) during a replenishment at sea with USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge, permanently forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tucker M. Yates (RELEASED)

 

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041112-N-3019M-001 Marine Corps Air Base, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Nov. 12, 2004) – An SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Easy Riders” of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37), arrives ahead of a UH-3H “Sea King” helicopter after returning from a six-month deployment aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37). U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley (RELEASED)

 

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041106-N-4779D-038 Key West, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2004) - At an altitude of 10,000 feet, a member of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Parachute Team jumps from a UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West Search and Rescue. The USSOCOM Parachute Team performed their aerial act at NAS Key West's "Blue Angels in Paradise" Air Show, held Nov. 6-7. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Trice Denny (RELEASED)

 

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040827-N-4459K-002 Virginia Beach, Va. (Aug. 27, 2004) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to the Search and Rescue (SAR) unit at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., flies over the aircraft carriers moored at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., left to right, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS George Washington (CVN 73), and USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

040827-N-4459K-001 Virginia Beach, Va. (Aug. 27, 2004) - A UH-3H Sea King helicopter assigned to the Search and Rescue (SAR) unit at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., flies over the waterfront at Virginia Beach, Va. The SAR squadron, which provides rescue services to both the military and civilian communities, will be decommissioned on October 1st, 2004. U.S. Navy photos by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Anthony M. Koch (RELEASED)

 

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040408-N-8921O-011 Oak Harbor, Wash. (Apr. 08, 2004) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven (EODMU-11) conduct fast rope repel exercises out of a UH-3H Sea King helicopter. EODMU-11 is conducting fast rope and rappelling exercises to help prepare the team for combat situations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris Otsen. (RELEASED)

040315-N-8921O-001 Oak Harbor, Wash. (Mar. 15, 2004) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Eric Lembke, of Virginia Beach, Va., prepares to be lowered out of a UH-3H Sea King helicopter during a Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise. Petty Officer Lembke conducts in-flight training on a weekly basis to help him and his team prepare for actual disasters. Petty Officer Lembke is assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris Otsen. (RELEASED)

040315-N-8921O-005 Oak Harbor, Wash. (Mar. 15, 2004) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Keith J. Griffin, of Buffalo, N.Y., repels down from a UH-3H Sea King helicopter during a simulated Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise. Petty Officer Griffin’s mission, as part of a SAR unit is to locate stranded victims and bring them to safety. Petty Officer Griffin conducts in-flight training on a weekly basis to help him and his team prepare for actual disasters. Petty Officer Griffin is assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris Otsen. (RELEASED)

 

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041112-N-3019M-001 Marine Corps Air Base, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Nov. 12, 2004) – An SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Easy Riders” of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37), arrives ahead of a UH-3H “Sea King” helicopter after returning from a six-month deployment aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37). U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley (RELEASED)

Always a favorite picture of mine. In large part because it's me coming home from deployment. Well, actually, I'm in the -60 to the viewers left that you can't see, but still, it's my guys in the back of the H-3 and that aircraft (ER57) was a det bird on both deployments, and a solid performer.

 

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Always a favorite picture of mine. In large part because it's me coming home from deployment. Well, actually, I'm in the -60 to the viewers left that you can't see, but still, it's my guys in the back of the H-3 and that aircraft (ER57) was a det bird on both deployments, and a solid performer.

I wondered why you were being "followed"....so would this be you?

040512-N-8157C-218 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 12, 2004) – Two SH-60F Seahawks assigned to the "Easy Riders" of Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three Seven (HSL-37) approach the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) to join the ship as it departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis C. Cantrell. (RELEASED)

 

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I wondered why you were being "followed"....so would this be you?


040512-N-8157C-218 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 12, 2004) – Two SH-60F Seahawks assigned to the "Easy Riders" of Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three Seven (HSL-37) approach the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) to join the ship as it departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis C. Cantrell. (RELEASED)

I'm actually down in the LSO shack in that pic. That was us on our first day of deployment. The shot you posted earlier w/ the H-3 was the last day coming home. We set up a deal w/ a MC (or whatever they were back then) to fly in a third squadron bird to take pictures of the helos and ship in Pearl (by the memorial) and then by Diamond head. That one is one of the better ones that came out. I took one of the ones by the memorial and made it my farewell mat picture.

There are some East Coast LAMPS legends flying in those aircraft, including the now CO of -37. The other HAC probably instructed several first tour guys here on the site while in the HSL East RAG.

 

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I'm actually down in the LSO shack in that pic. That was us on our first day of deployment. The shot you posted earlier w/ the H-3 was the last day coming home. We set up a deal w/ a MC (or whatever they were back then) to fly in a third squadron bird to take pictures of the helos and ship in Pearl (by the memorial) and then by Diamond head. That one is one of the better ones that came out. I took one of the ones by the memorial and made it my farewell mat picture.

There are some East Coast LAMPS legends flying in those aircraft, including the now CO of -37. The other HAC probably instructed several first tour guys here on the site while in the HSL East RAG.

Another one from that day

041112-N-3019M-002 Marine Corps Air Base, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Nov. 12, 2004) - Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class xxx, assigned to the “Easy Riders” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37), hugs his daughter after returning from a six-month deployment embarked aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37). U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley (RELEASED)

 

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Another one from that day


041112-N-3019M-002 Marine Corps Air Base, Kaneohe, Hawaii (Nov. 12, 2004) - Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class xx, assigned to the “Easy Riders” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37), hugs his daughter after returning from a six-month deployment embarked aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37). U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley (RELEASED)

My LPO. If you're in the Houston Continental regional terminal, there's a USO ad that uses the pic, but it's cropped way down. I had to stop and study it for a moment before I realized that was us. Unfortunately not the happiest of days for AD1 that day.

 

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100303-N-4774B-050 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Elan Landin, from Visalia, Calif., signals to an approaching Brazilian navy SH-3 Sea King helicopter during a joint maritime exercise with the Brazilian navy aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) . Bunker Hill and the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) are participating with the Brazilian Navy in Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

 

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100711-M-9093S-012 ANCON, Peru (July 11, 2010) Capt. Peter J. Brennan, commodore of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), stands in front of a Peruvian naval helicopter after a large-scale multinational amphibious beach assault in Ancon, Peru. New Orleans is deployed supporting operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Brian J. Slaght/Released)