Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Nine (HSM-79) | |
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Active | 2 June 2016 - present |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | 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] |
Commander | C. Yost [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.
The unit operates the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk which provides deployed aircraft and crews to ships of the Sixth Fleet. [3]
The unit has a detachment deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain, [4] by the end of 2022 the entire squadron will permanently deploy to Rota, to support European based ships. [5]