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The Navy has recovered the wreckage of a fatal helicopter that crashed in August off the coast of San Diego, the Naval Air Forces Public Affairs office announced Tuesday. Five human remains were also recovered, and have been transferred to Dover Air Force Base for official identification. A team from the Naval Sea Systems Command's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving recovered the remains and wreckage on October 8 off the coast of San Diego, the Navy announced. On August 31, the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crashed while it was "conducting routine flight operations" off the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln...

The Sierras can deliver combat power, just as did multimission World War II patrol torpedo boats. They have no idea what we actually do,” Lieutenant Drew Kollmann lamented while walking out of a typical meeting. “We’re basically a flying PT boat.” This is a perfect analogy—the MH-60S is a modern incarnation of the famed patrol torpedo (PT) boat, and the Navy will be better for using it as such. Like PT crews, those in Navy helicopters can perform the basic functions of maritime logistics, but it is the combat power that sets them apart. Surface warfare, personnel recovery, and support...

NORFOLK (NNS) -- The commodore of Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic held a press conference with local media to announce all 17 personnel on board the Navy MH-60S Nighthawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 based at Naval Station Norfolk, were successfully rescued from the aircraft. The helicopter crashed yesterday shortly after 1 p.m. on the side of a mountain in West Virginia in more than four feet of snow. "Our primary focus has been the safe evacuation of all the aircrew and passengers," said Capt. Steve Schreiber, commodore, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic. "As of this morning all personnel...

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Feb. 19, 2010 – Thirteen of the 17 passengers stranded in a remote region of West Virginia’s Pocahontas County have been evacuated from a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter that was forced to land in the area yesterday, National Guard officials said. Rescued passengers are being evaluated by emergency services agencies and transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment. West Virginia Army National Guard medics still are at the landing site and are working with emergency crews to evacuate the remaining passengers, said Mike Cadle, the state public affairs officer. The helicopter reportedly was carrying passengers...

LEWISBURG, W.Va. - A U.S. military helicopter crashed Thursday near the West Virginia town of Lewisburg. There were reports of several injuries. The helicopter went down about 2 p.m., NBC News reported.

Story Number: NNS040326-05 Release Date: 3/26/2004 10:32:00 AM By Coleen R. San Nicolas-Perez, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas Public Affairs SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) -- Members of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 5 were awarded Air Medals and Navy and Marine Corps Medals March 11, for demonstrating bravery and heroism during a rescue at sea in June 2003. Lt. Harrison Schramm, Lt. j.g. Isaiah Blake, Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic (AW/SW/NAC) Mikel Carr, Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class (AW/NAC) Joseph McCollum and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (AW/NAC) Rusty Jack were presented the medals in front of shipmates at the command’s hangar on...