Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FIFTEEN

HM-15 · Blackhawks

Established 1987

History C/N Photos

Blackhawks, tail code TB

This was the best unit in the Navy in the beginning. CD-R Tennant was best CO ever. BF Russell was a very good CO as well

News

Battle E for Helicopter Squadron HM-15

Oct 28, 2020 · Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, “Blackhawks”, won the Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E” award for the second consecutive year. HM-15 operates 12 MH-53E Sea Dragon and is the largest helicopter squadron in the US Navy with nearly
AQS-24C Mine Hunting System

Feb 12, 2019 · Northrop Grumman delivered first AQS-24C upgraded hunting mining systems to the US Navy to be used by MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters
Osprey and Sea Dragon on HMS Queen Elizabeth

Oct 11, 2018 · Part of her first flight trials (Westlant 18) underway in U.S. eastern coast, HMS Queen Elizabeth received an MV-22B Osprey and a MH-53E Sea Dragon on board
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
HM-15 Conducts Annual Training

Oct 18, 2016 · US Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen (HM-15) conducted annual airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) training at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Florida
USNS Lewis B. Puller, Future of Mine Hunting

Jun 16, 2016 · US Navy first expeditionary mobile base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) performed airborne counter-mine deployment training with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-15’s MH-53 Sea Dragon

Locations

1987-1996	KNGZ NGZ	NAS Alameda / Nimitz Field / Benton Field
1996-2010	KNGP NGP	Corpus Christi NAS/Truax Field
2010-	KNGU NGU	NAS Oceana det Norfolk / Chambers Field

Models

1987-

Operations

Oct 20052005

Nov 20052005

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