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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight (HSC-8) "Eightballers" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. [1]

45 relations: Anti-surface warfare, Apollo 6, Carrier Air Wing Eleven, Chief of Naval Operations, Combat search and rescue, Gulf War, History of the United States Navy, HSM-71, Imperial Beach, California, Iran hostage crisis, Iraq War, Medical evacuation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Naval Air Station North Island, Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, Navy E Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation, Operation Enduring Freedom, San Diego, Search and rescue, Sikorsky H-34, Sikorsky S-70, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk, Special operations, United States Atomic Energy Commission, United States Navy, USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10), USS Bennington (CV-20), USS Carl Vinson, USS Constellation (CV-64), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Independence (CV-62), USS John C. Stennis, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), USS Mobile Bay, USS New Orleans (LPH-11), USS Nimitz, USS Princeton (CV-37), USS Ranger (CV-61), USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), Vertical replenishment, Vietnam War, War on Terror, 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.

Anti-surface warfare

Anti-surface warfare (ASuW or ASUW) is the branch of naval warfare concerned with the suppression of surface combatants.

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Apollo 6

Apollo 6 (also known as AS-502), launched on April 4, 1968, was the second A type mission of the United States Apollo program, an unmanned test of the Saturn V launch vehicle.

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Carrier Air Wing Eleven

Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.

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Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the most senior officer in the United States Navy.

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Combat search and rescue

Combat search and rescue (CSAR) are search and rescue operations that are carried out during war that are within or near combat zones.

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Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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History of the United States Navy

The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the 1880s and made it the largest in the world by the 1920s.

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HSM-71

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven One (HSM-71) is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California.

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Imperial Beach, California

Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,324 at the 2010 census.

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Iran hostage crisis

The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States of America.

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Iraq War

The Iraq WarThe conflict is also known as the War in Iraq, the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, and Gulf War II.

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Medical evacuation

Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities, or to patients at a rural hospital requiring urgent care at a better-equipped facility using medically equipped ground vehicles (ambulances) or aircraft (air ambulances).

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Meritorious Unit Commendation

The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced muck) is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces.

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Naval Air Station North Island

Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.

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Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach

Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach or NOLF Imperial Beach is a United States Navy facility for helicopters, situated on approximately south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California.

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Navy E Ribbon

The Battle Efficiency Ribbon, Navy "E" Ribbon, or (informally) the Battle "E" ribbon was established in July 1976 by Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf.

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Navy Unit Commendation

The Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) is a United States Navy unit award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944.

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Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for the Global War on Terrorism.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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Search and rescue

Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.

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Sikorsky H-34

The Sikorsky H-34 (company designation S-58) is a piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy.

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Sikorsky S-70

The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.

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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft.

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Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family.

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Special operations

Special operations (S.O.) are military operations that are "special" or unconventional and carried out by dedicated special forces and other special operations forces units using unconventional methods and resources.

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United States Atomic Energy Commission

The United States Atomic Energy Commission, commonly known as the AEC, was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)

USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10), formerly the USS Bridge (AOE-10), is the fourth ship in the ''Supply'' class of fast combat support ships and the second ship in the United States Navy named after Commodore Horatio Bridge.

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USS Bennington (CV-20)

USS Bennington (CV/CVA/CVS-20) was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy.

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USS Carl Vinson

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third supercarrier and named for Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy.

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USS Constellation (CV-64)

USS Constellation (CV-64), a supercarrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the "new constellation of stars" on the flag of the United States.

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USS Hornet (CV-12)

USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the ''Essex'' class.

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USS Independence (CV-62)

The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

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USS John C. Stennis

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the seventh nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy, named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.

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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)

The supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight.

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USS Mobile Bay

USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) is a ''Ticonderoga'' class guided-missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy.

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USS New Orleans (LPH-11)

USS New Orleans (LPH-11) was an ''Iwo Jima''-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy.

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USS Nimitz

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class.

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USS Princeton (CV-37)

USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 s built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.

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USS Ranger (CV-61)

The seventh USS Ranger (CV/CVA-61) was one of four ''Forrestal''-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s.

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USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)

USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14) was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy.

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Vertical replenishment

Vertical replenishment, or VERTREP is a method of supply of seaborne vessels by helicopter.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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War on Terror

The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign that was launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001.

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1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system

The Tri-Service aircraft designation system is a unified system introduced in 1962 by the United States Department of Defense for designating all U.S. military aircraft.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSC-8

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