Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN

HM-14 · Vanguard

1978–2023

History C/N Photos

Vanguard, tail code BJ is an Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) squadron based at Norfolk, Virginia.

Detachment 1, Manama, Bahrein (1999-2003)
Detachment 2, Iwakuni, Japan / Pohang, Korea (2007-)

HM-14 will officially be disbanded in July 2023

At first we were all in HM-12. Largest squadron in the Navy. 21 RH-53Ds. In 1978 they split us all up. Im a plank owner in HM-14. HM-12 was turned into a training squadron

News

US Navy Squadron HM-14 Final Flight

Dec 14, 2022 · US Navy decommissioning Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-14 “Vanguard” after 45 years of service flying the Sikorsky RH-53D Stallion and the MH-53E Sea Dragon models
MH-53E Minesweeping Systems Overhaul

Aug 27, 2018 · Technical Systems Integration Inc awarded $10M contract for overhaul of catamaran hydrofoil platforms MK-105 for magnetic minesweeping used by the US Navy’ MH-53 Sea Dragon
Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC

Aug 3, 2016 · Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Chile conducted mine countermeasures training as part of the Southern California portion of exercise Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2016 with HM-14’s MH-53E
HM-14 Conducts Five Helicopter Formation

Apr 22, 2016 · US Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-14 "Vanguard", based at NAS Norfolk, conduct the first five MH-53E Sea Dragon flight formation since 2006
HM-14 train on USS Anchorage during RIMPAC 14

Jul 27, 2014
MH-53E missing pilot remains recovered

Jan 14, 2014

Locations

1978-2023

KNGU NGU

NAS Oceana det Norfolk / Chambers Field

Models

1978-1989	Sikorsky RH-53D
1989-2022	Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon

Operations

Mar 20112011

May 20112011

Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief

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