HSM-46
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Helicopter Maritime Strike Four Six (HSM-46), the "Grandmasters", are a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. HSM-46 deploys aboard cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft carriers in independent operations or in support of strike groups.[1] The squadron was established on 7 April 1988 as Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (Light) Forty Six (HSL-46)
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Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Four Six | |
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Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Navy Helicopter Squadron |
Role | Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Anti-surface warfare (ASUW) Search and rescue (SAR) Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Vertical replenishment (VERTREP) Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) Communications Relay (COMREL) |
Size | 300 |
Part of | Carrier Air Wing 7 USS George H. W. Bush |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Jacksonville |
Nickname(s) | Grandmasters |
Motto(s) | Set the standard |
Colors | |
Mascot(s) | Knight (chess piece) |
Anniversaries | Established at Mayport, Florida, on 7 April 1988 |
Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Global War on Terror |
Website | http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/hsm46/ |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | CDR Anne "BOB" Bruckman |
Executive Officer | CDR Andrew "Megan" Howerton |
Command Master Chief | CMDCM Cory Ervin |
Aircraft flown | |
Multirole helicopter | MH-60R Seahawk MH-60R Seahawk |
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