Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Eshleman | Commander, Naval Air Forces | 10.20.2022
Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, presented the 2021 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award to the “Merlins” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, the “Black Knights” of HSC-4 and the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30’s aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 20....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 04.11.2018
SAN DIEGO – Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 returned to Naval Air Station North Island Wednesday afternoon following a three-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Hayes | Navy Reserve - Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 11.04.2017
Walking into the avionics shop of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 I am immediately engulfed by the smell of solder and various cleaning compounds permeating the air. After I regain my senses, I begin to take account of all the various wiring and electrical equipment and components laid out around the work space I have entered. Making my way toward one of the work benches, I ask a nearby......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Hayes | Navy Reserve - Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 07.09.2017
For those who have never been in the service, imagining living aboard what could only be describe as a floating metal city for months on end may prove difficult. But as the naval carrier USS Carl Vinson sits in the background dwarfing everyone who passes by, one member of its crew recalls exactly what it was like to step aboard where she would call home for five months and the difficulties of......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sarah E Horne | Navy Reserve - Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | 07.09.2017
Grease mixes in to the salty sweat that rolls down her arms as she wrestles with the cyclic stick, a vital steering component in an MH-60 Sea Hawk. She curses loudly at the device, twisting and turning it in different directions to get a better look at how she needs to maneuver it into place. The nuts and bolts are wrenched into submission with many subtle yet vital tweaks. When the cyclic......
