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Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Four Six | |
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![]() HSM-46 Insignia | |
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Type | Navy Helicopter Squadron |
Role | Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) Anti-surface warfare (ASUW) Search and rescue (SAR) Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Vertical replenishment (VERTREP) Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) Communications Relay (COMREL) |
Size | 300 |
Part of | Carrier Air Wing 7 USS George H. W. Bush |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Jacksonville |
Nickname(s) | Grandmasters |
Motto(s) | Set the standard |
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Mascot(s) | Knight (chess piece) |
Anniversaries | Established at Mayport, Florida, on 7 April 1988 |
Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Global War on Terror |
Website | http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/hsm46/ |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | CDR Andrew "Megan" Howerton |
Executive Officer | CDR Kyle "Princess" Wiest |
Command Master Chief | CMDCM Monica Bolton |
Aircraft flown | |
Multirole helicopter | MH-60R Seahawk MH-60R Seahawk |
Helicopter Maritime Strike Four Six (HSM-46), the "Grandmasters", are a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. HSM-46 deploys aboard cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft carriers in independent operations or in support of strike groups. [1] The squadron was established on 7 April 1988 as Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (Light) Forty Six (HSL-46)
HSM-46 deploys Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) program helicopters to United States Navy warships performing search and rescue, vertical replenishment, medical evacuation, and communications relay and combat missions. Established at Mayport, Florida, on 7 April 1988, HSM-46 currently deploys ten detachments aboard Atlantic Fleet ships. A detachment normally consists of one or two aircraft, five to six pilots, two to three sensor operators, a maintenance chief, and eight to twelve maintenance personnel. A typical detachment deploys with its assigned ship for six months, with several shorter work-up cruises prior to the long deployment. The squadron is directly responsible to Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
The squadron is currently assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 on board the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush, replacing HSM-79.
HSL-46 was re-designated HSM-46 in March 2012 at Naval Station Mayport.
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