Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron EIGHT FIVE (HSC-85) was a United States Navy Reserve forces helicopter squadron (RESFORON) based out of Naval Air Station North Island in San …

HSC-85 is an MH-60S Sea Hawk expeditionary helicopter squadron supporting Naval Special Warfare and other special operations forces training and readiness requirements.

HSC-85 operates in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and provides training and readiness support to Naval Special Warfare (WARCOM) and other service’s special operations units. As …

On 8 August 2023, the U.S. Navy deactivated its only special operations support squadron. A target of the service’s divest-to-invest initiative, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 …

2023年8月8日 · The ceremony honored not only HSC-85, but also its heritage from its forebears specializing in Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), dating …

In a response to real-world tasking, the U.S. Navy identified HSC-85 as the most capable unit to fill a critical gap in a high-threat CSAR environment. From the Pacific Theater of Operations, …

2023年8月8日 · The Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, the Navy Reserve’s “Firehawks'' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, held a deactivation …

HSC-85 traces its lineage back through a number of previous aviation units, both active and reserve, all the way to the U.S. Navy’s first operational helicopter squadron, the FLEET …

HSC-85, otherwise known as the "Firehawks", is a United States Navy Reserve helicopter squadron that, since July 8th 2011 has been tasked with Special Operations Forces (SOF) …

2023年7月19日 · Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 (HSC-85), a reserve squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, California, made its final flight on June 30, 2023, prior to its …