Photo by Seaman Apprentice Nathan Sears | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 01.27.2026
A U.S. Sailor performs maintenance on an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft engine aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 28, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s......
Photo by Cpl. Marcus Melara | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 02.02.2022
U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, I MEF Information Group, I MEF, conduct the crunches portion of a physical fitness test at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California Feb. 2, 2022. The PFT is a semi-annual evaluation Marines are required to pass demonstrating overall fitness and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcus Melara)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Montanez | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 05.15.2020
Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Amanda Brearley, from Warner Robins, Georgia, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, performs maintenance on the tail of an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar, May 15, 2020. HSC-9 is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Montanez | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 05.14.2020
Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Austin Thorn, from Henrietta, Texas, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, performs maintenance on a rotor blade of an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar, May 14, 2020. HSC-9 is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Montanez | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 05.14.2020
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Irwin McBride, from Colorado Springs, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, prepares to paint a door of an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar, May 14, 2020. HSC-9 is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Montanez | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 05.12.2020
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Bryan Gualdo, from New York, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, performs maintenance on a helmet in the aircrew survival equipment shop, May 12, 2020. HSC-9 is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Montanez | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 05.12.2020
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Irwin McBride, from Colorado Springs, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, removes tip caps from rotor blades of an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar, May 12, 2020. HSC-9 is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebekah Montanez | Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 9 | 05.12.2020
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Irwin McBride, from Colorado Springs, assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, removes tip caps from rotor blades of an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar, May 12, 2020. HSC-9 is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rebekah M. Rinckey)...
