Griffins commissioned at NAS North Island on June 2016 as the sixth West Coast carrier HSM squadron flying the MH-60R Seahawk.
The squadron adopted its name from two decommissioned Squadrons that focused on aircraft carrier-based anti-submarine warfare: HS-9 Sea Griffins and the fixed wing aircraft VS-38 Red Griffins. The Griffins continues their legacy.
As of 2019, part of Carrier Air Wing CVW-7 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
The squadron adopted its name from two decommissioned Squadrons that focused on aircraft carrier-based anti-submarine warfare: HS-9 Sea Griffins and the fixed wing aircraft VS-38 Red Griffins. The Griffins continues their legacy.
As of 2019, part of Carrier Air Wing CVW-7 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
News about HSM-79 |
HSM-79 New Detachment at Rota Spain
19-Jun-22 - US Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron HSM-79 established a new detachment at Naval Station Rota, Spain to augment Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) #rota
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HSM-79 List of helicopters |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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70-2911 | mh-60r | 166520 700 : 700 : | |||||
mh-60r | 166570 : 2018 HSM-79 /AG-705 | ||||||
mh-60r | 168136 : HSM-79 /AG-711 | ||||||
mh-60r | 168156 : USN;
2017 HSM-79 /AG-703 | ||||||
mh-60r | 168157 : USN;
2017 HSM-79 /AG-701, pictured | ||||||
70-4859 | mh-60r | 168161 AG-702 : pictured | |||||
mh-60r | 168166 AG-704 : USN;
2018 pictured AG-704 : | ||||||
mh-60r | 168168 AG-700 : USN |