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...After 18 years being part of America's Forward Deployed Naval Force, HS-14 time as a squadron draws to a close.

 

Heading back to San Diego to become HSC-14 sometime next year.

 

To be honest, I'm just happy to be a part of history :good:

 

I thought I would share this GoPro made by our squadron, perhaps someone here might like it...

 

 

Day And Night! :salute:

 

 

 

 

 

SidDogg

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Arrgghhh ! Just noticed it sorry Sid. Also, really cool vid editing in the vid really enjoyed it. Acutally much better than discovery or history crap videos.

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SidDogg,

 

Pardon me for sounding ignorant, but what is the difference between a HS squadron and a HSC squadron, is it just the mission (i.e. anti-shipping, anti-sub, etc.)?

 

Awesome video by the way, thank you for sharing and serving out country.

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I believe it means the squadron will switch its focus from pure anti-submarine to dual anti-sub/anti-surface. I don't know practically what that means for the people involved.

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SidDogg,

 

Pardon me for sounding ignorant, but what is the difference between a HS squadron and a HSC squadron, is it just the mission (i.e. anti-shipping, anti-sub, etc.)?

 

Awesome video by the way, thank you for sharing and serving out country.

 

HS is Helicopter Antisubmarine. It's going away.

 

Being Replaced by HSC = Helicopter Sea Combat = SAR, CSAR, ASuW, VERTREP, NSW, AMCM, etc.

 

The ASW role is going to HSM = Helicopter Maritime Strike = SAR, CSAR, ASW, ASuW, SSC, VERTREP, NSW, etc.

 

HSM also used to be HSL = Helicopter Antisubmarine Light...

 

 

 

 

 

SidDogg

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Am I the only one who thinks the DoD needs to get itself a logic checker??

 

If HSC = Helicopter Sea Combat, why is Helicopter Maritime Strike = HSM??? That's the acronym for Helicopter Strike Maritime. What's wrong with HMS?

If so, shouldn't it be HCS = Helicopter Combat Sea?

 

So, in this acronym we'll reverse the order of the letters, but in this one we're going to leave it as is. :blink:

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Am I the only one who thinks the DoD needs to get itself a logic checker??

 

If HSC = Helicopter Sea Combat, why is Helicopter Maritime Strike = HSM??? That's the acronym for Helicopter Strike Maritime. What's wrong with HMS?

If so, shouldn't it be HCS = Helicopter Combat Sea?

 

So, in this acronym we'll reverse the order of the letters, but in this one we're going to leave it as is. :blink:

 

Back in the day, HCS stood for Helicopter Combat Support... H-3's and H-53's and such.

 

HCS doesn't exist anymore, because HSC took over their role, also... :dntknw:

 

 

 

 

 

SidDogg

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That it sounds British in a naval unit nomenclature context?

 

Believe it or not, some people may very well pay attention to those things...

 

 

 

 

 

SidDogg

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Like so many other things the DoD does, it doesn't matter that it's consistent with everything else, just that someone with authority was able to justify it in a vacuum.

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