Naval Helicopter Association, Inc

Two increadible CO's. Thanks for the great tour, Skippers McCarty and Rogers.

Congratulations to Commander, Naval Air Forces Sea Sailor of the Year Aviation Structural Mechanic (AW) 1st Class Joshua Brazil! Petty Officer Brazil is station...ed at Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron FOUR, HSC-4, located in San Diego, CA. Brazil will be meritoriously advanced to Chief Petty Officer later this year. Also, Aviation Ordnanceman (AW/SW) 1st Class Brandon Hudson from Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific (SFWSPAC), located in Lemoore, CA, was announced as the Commander, Naval Air Forces Shore Sailor of the Year and will continue on to Hawaii where he will compete for U.S. Pacific Fleet Shore Sailor of the Year. Good luck Petty Officer Hudson! The U.S. Navy Sailor of the Year program recognizes Sailors who represent the best of the Navy by demonstrating both professional and personal dedication. Bravo Zulu Shipmates! #SailorOfTheYear #AirBoss

"Today was a historic day for Naval Aviation. We stepped into the future of training the next generation of rotary wing and tilt-rotor aviators #AirBoss, Vic...e Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, accepted the TH-73A from Leonardo Company on behalf of the U.S. Navy . The TH-73A will serve as the centerpiece of our new Advanced Helicopter Training System at Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) . It will replace the TH-57B/C Sea Ranger, which has served our undergraduate naval aviators for more than 30 years. Thank you to our longtime partners at Leonardo Company who manufactured and assembled this remarkable aircraft; to the logistics and maintenance experts at Vertex Aerospace who provided top-notch support throughout the development of the Advanced Helicopter Training System; to Flight Safety Services Corporation for providing aircrew training at NAS Whiting Field ; and to River Tech for providing invaluable support to modernizing our training curriculum, giving our student aviators the skills they will need to thrive and win in the Fleet. #FlyNavy #FlyUSMC #FlyUSCG #WeAreNavalAviation Naval Aviation Enterprise

Congrats to all of our Quarters Awardees today! A Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, a Wing Junior Sailor of the Quarter, Viper of the Month, a Viper Saf...ety Pro, and two HSM-48 Retention Excellence awardees. Great job, team. Vipers Lead the Way! #flynavy #vltw #hsm48 #mh60r #awards #quarters

Congratulations to the newest unrestricted Naval aviators who received their Wings of Gold onboard NAS Whiting Field last week under Training Air Wing FIVE. A s...pecial thank you to the Naval Helicopter Association for donating their first set of gold wings. Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) #flynavy #flymarines #FlyCoastGuard #helos #eightballers #vigilanteagles #hellions See more

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Thank you to all the hardworking Blackhawks who helped us achieve this six ship formation flight.

Here's a sneak peek at CNATRA's next generation of training helicopters! Meet the TH-119, a commercially available variant of the TH-73A, which will replace the... TH-57 Sea Ranger in order to meet advanced rotary wing and intermediate tilt-rotor training requirements for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard through 2050. For high-res downloads: https://dvidshub.net/r/j89486 #AHTS #WeAreNavalAviation #FlyNavy #FlyUSMC #FlyUSCG #CNATRA U.S. Naval Air Forces Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Future of Training: The first operational TH-73A helicopter was presented to the #USNavy June 10 during a ceremony at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) plant in #Philadelphia. : https://www.navair.navy.mil//Navy-receiv/Thu-06102021-0946

Change of Command

Honored to promote John Fuller to the rank of Vice Admiral today! He is a passionate, thoughtful, & committed leader and makes excellence a habit in everything he does. Congratulations to you & your family John!

It has arrived Shooters! Coming to a flight line near you!

Mask wear info: Below is the most recent Department of Defense guidance on the wearing of masks by vaccinated personnel. Further Navy guidance is expected later today. Active duty and DoD employees should use their chain of command for questions.

The blood, sweat, and tears that go into making our impossible, possible, is largely due to HSC-2's hard working Maintenance Crews. Day and night, rain or shine, the Fleet Angels couldn't fly without all their hard work. Thank you!!

Waiting for our troubleshooter - dedicated to our mission! It won’t be long before our Vigilant Eagle alum are owning the night forward deployed around the g...lobe. But it all starts here! Our talented team of NVG IPs and maintenance personnel work hard every night (including in moonless, zero illum conditions) to train the best helicopter pilots in the world. Stay Vigilant! See more

#LaunchandRecover Task Group 75.1/ #ExplosiveOrdnanceDisposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 & Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron #HSC21 train launching & recovering a MK 18 MOD 1 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). : MC3 Adam Butler & MC2 Colby Mothershead

Well this was a great surprise on Monday evening at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall

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***ATTENTION DALLAS, TX***

On Monday, November 2nd, Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) held a moment of silence for fallen aviator and North Carolina native LTJG Morgan Garrett. Du...ring a brief speech, the Commanding Officer remembered LTJG Garrett's achievements and vibrant personality. A bright light in any room, she always reminded others to "seek out the next thing you can be doing to improve yourself, the people around you, and your unit as a whole because there is nothing good growing in stagnant water." We will never forget you. Rest In Peace, shipmate.

The Echo has landed! Air Station Miami is proud to be the second Coast Guard Air Station to transition to the MH-65E and the glass cockpit. The crews are pleased! (Photo Credit: AUX Joey Feldman, IG: @rescuemedic_photography)

Congratulations to our most recently winged helicopter aviators who received their Wings of Gold earlier this week. Two highlights from the modified ceremonies ...include an aviator from Navarre FL (more on his story next week) and an academic highlight when an aviator earned Distinguished Graduate, Commodore's list with Distinction and Academic Distinction in advanced. See more

Join us as we celebrate RADM Daniel "Dano" Fillion's retirement and 36 years of service to Naval Aviation!

The painful loss of LTJG Morgan Garrett has been felt throughout the Coast Guard. Today, it was my honor to preside over her memorial service at the National Na...val Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. She was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade Garrett and awarded a Coast Guard Commendation Medal for her service to this country. Rest in peace LTJG Garrett. See more

Please join us in congratulating LCDR Sarah Lynch for her selection as the 2019 CNSP Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) of the year! - - This award recognizes the SW...O who best personifies the ideals of the Surface Warrior ethos to include excellence in warfighting, leadership, and mission accomplishment through superior professionalism and personal example. See more

Watch AMT2 Thomsen get hoisted in our Rescue Swimmer Training Facility as part of wet drills a group of our instructors participated in. ATTC provides under wat...er egress training for aircrews from across the fleet and is in the process of revising the training to include the SEAS (Survival Egress Air) bottle to provide more realistic scenarios when members practice egressing from a simulated submerged helicopter. In this portion of the training, the volunteers completed a 75 yard swim and two minute water tread in flight gear prior to entering a life raft where basic survival skills were reviewed. After that each member was hoisted in the rescue basket. See more

Attention Military Families! SeaWorld San Diego is honoring the military with their Red, White & Blue Salute, which features special in-park activities, inclu...ding a salute to the military. The Red, White & Blue Salute takes place November 59 and November 1112, 2020 and is included with park admission. Active-duty military and veterans get free admission. (Active duty and up to three of their direct dependents get in free through December 31; veterans and up to three of their guests get in free through November 15). Interested in taking advantage of this offer? Visit the link below for more information before visiting the park! www.wavesofhonor.com Please note: SeaWorld is open as an accredited zoo for limited-time, limited-capacity events, all with added health and safety measures in place. #StrengtheningOurMilitaryFamily

Lighthouses have a major function for vessels on the water and in the air and some are maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The team from U.S. Coast Guard Aids t...o Navigation Team Two Rivers responded to a discrepant AID at Pilot Island. Thanks to the assistance of the flight crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, the crews were able to fix the discrepancy. The Pilot Island lighthouse then referred to as Port des Morts Light was built in 1858. The light was a ten-sided cast iron lantern that contained a fourth order Fresnel lens. In 1962 the sound signal was removed and the light became fully automated. The most recent transition for the light was in 2018 where the ANT converted the light from a SABIK 350 to a LED sealight. #Lighthouse #USCG #pilotislandlighthouse