1978 to 2022


usa Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN

US Navy

HM-14 Vanguard









  • Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN US Navy
  • Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN US Navy

Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron FOURTEEN
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




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  News about HM-14


US Navy Squadron HM-14 Final Flight

US Navy Squadron HM-14 Final Flight

14-Dec-22 - 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 #Vanguards
MH-53E Minesweeping Systems Overhaul

MH-53E Minesweeping Systems Overhaul

27-Aug-18 - 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 #SeaDragon
Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC

Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC

03-Aug-16 - 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

HM-14 Conducts Five Helicopter Formation

22-Apr-16 - 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

HM-14 train on USS Anchorage during RIMPAC 14

27-Jul-14 - AT SEA By Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Elena Pence USS Anchorage - Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) conducted airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) training aboard amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1978/22NAS Norfolk KNGU




helicopter   Models


Years Models
1989/22 MH-53E Sea Dragon
1978/89 RH-53D




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Dates Operation
2011-mar2011-may JP Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief







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