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US NAS Fallon SAR / NSAWC

NAS Fallon SAR / NSAWC

Longhorns

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Longhorns are the base flight for Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada ( airbase tail code 7H ) They perform search and rescue and general support duties.

In the SAR role they used the HH-1N Twin Huey until 2009 when they were replaced by SH-60F Oceanhawk. From 2012 they transitioned to the MH-60S Knighthawk.

Also based at Fallon, the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) is the main air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility for the US Navy and Marine Corps.

Several SH-60F ( 164100, 164092, 163285 ) were used in the Aggressor role to simulate Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters

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Locations

KNFL NFL NAS Fallon / Van Voorhis Field

Models

??-2009 Bell HH-1N
Sikorsky Seahawk