On July 1st 2009, the former Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron TWO ( HS-2 ) was redesignated HSC-12 after receiving their MH-60S
deployed aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) between 12 Dec 2001 and 7 Aug 2012 as part of CVW-2, returning to North Island, CA. on 9 Aug 2012. 
From 2012, part of Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) along HSM-77 embarked on USS George Washington (CVN-73) only carrier forward deployed at Yokosuka, Japan
On 16 December 2013 MH-60S 167837 from HSC-12 crashed near the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan
On 16 December 2013 MH-60S 167837 from HSC-12 crashed near the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan
News about HSC-12 |
US Navy ASW Training with “Destroyer” JS Izumo
15-Dec-22 - US Navy helicopter squadrons HSM-51 and HSC-12 based out Atsugi, Japan completed antisubmarine warfare (ASW) training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) multi-purpose destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) #antisubmarine
HVBSS Exercise in the Philippine Sea
14-Jun-22 - US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-12 “Golden Falcons” deployed aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea completed a Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) exercise #HVBSS
New Seahawks for NAF Atsugi
14-Sep-12 - YOKOSUKA, Japan - From Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan Public Affairs Office - The U.S. Navy announced today that the Navy's newest helicopters will become part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) and be forward deployed to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan.
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Models HSC-12 List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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| w/o 2020 | mh-60s | 167832 NE-0 : HSC-12 black/yellow/red CAG camo NF-610 : still black/yellow/red CAG c/s 610 : asg USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). made emergency ditching 180 km E of Okinawa+ | |||||
| mh-60s | 167833 : USN; HSC-12 /NE-1 | ||||||
| 70-3158 | mh-60s | 167835 : HSC-12 /NE-2 NF-612 : | |||||
| w/o 2013 | mh-60s | 167837 : USN; HSC-12 /NE-3;
w/o crashed near the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan | |||||
| 70-3177 | mh-60s | 167839 : USN; HSC-12 /NE-4 | |||||
| 70-3183 | mh-60s | 167840 : USN; HSC-12 /NE-5 | |||||
| mh-60s | 167843 : USN;
Jan13 HSC-12 /NE-6 | ||||||
| mh-60s | 167863 : 2012 HSC-12 /NE-620 | ||||||
| mh-60s | 167871 : USN; 2010 HSC-8 /NG-1; 2012 HSC-12 /NE-621; 2014 still | ||||||
| mh-60s | 168533 : USN; Jan13 HSC-12 /NE-622; May17 HSC-12 /NF-615 | ||||||
| mh-60s | 168534 : US Navy; MH-60S type HSC-12./NF-02 COMSEVENTHFLT embarked USS Blue Ridge + : USN; Aug13 HSC-12 /NF-616 COMSEVENTHFLT : 22apr15 pictured as HSC-12 /616 COMSEVENTHFLT on the flight deck of the US+ | ||||||
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWELVE Operations |
| Dates | Operation | |
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| 2013-nov |  Typhoon Haiyan relief operations | |
| 2013-jul-15 | 2013-aug-06 |  Talisman Saber 2013 |
