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Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Nine (HSM-79)
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 79 (US Navy) insignia 2016
HSM-79 Insignia
Active 2 June 2016 - present
Country  United States of America
Branch United States Navy Seal United States Navy
Type Navy Helicopter Squadron
Role Surface Warfare (SUW)
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Garrison/HQ Naval Station Rota, Spain
Nickname(s) "Griffins"
Commanders
Current
commander		 N. Rongers[1]

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Nine (HSM-79) "Griffins" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron[2] based at Naval Base Rota, Rota, Spain. Their radio callsign is "Sentinel".

The squadron operates the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk and provides aircraft detachments to the surface force ships which are forward deployed to the Sixth Fleet.[3]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HSM-79 Organization". U.S. Navy. https://www.airpac.navy.mil/Organization/Helicopter-Maritime-Strike-Squadron-HSM-79/. 
  2. ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2016. pp. 22. 
  3. ↑ "About Us". U.S. Navy. https://www.airpac.navy.mil/Organization/Helicopter-Maritime-Strike-Squadron-HSM-79/About-Us/. 
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