ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2010) Marines assigned to the visit, board,
search, and seizure team of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th
MEU) fast-rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter onto the flight deck
of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy
Grumman (T-AO 195) during a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX).
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesse J. Johnson/Released)
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I saw this photo on the Navy website and noticed that this helicopter is sporting the Army's External Stores Support System. Every SeaHawk that I had seen before wore the Navy's unique store system which was much lower on the fuselage. Is this change common place or is this simply a trial?
This would definitely make the SeaHawk only one step away from becoming a true BattleHawk, able to influence warfare in the littorals. Maybe NAVAIR is listening????
The MH-60S "Knighthawk"( formaly CH-60S9 is hybrid of the Blackhawk and Seahawk.
ReplyDeleteStill, it also for me the first time seeing a MH-60S/CH-60S with the ESSS.