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Sikorsky® MH-60S SEAHAWK® (Knighthawk), HSC-25 Island Knights 2015, 16″ Mahogany Scale Model

$319.00

Fly again with the HSC-25 Island Knights in this hand-crafted Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk model. Each model is carefully carved and painted to provide a piece you’ll love.

  • 16 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Officially Licensed by Sikorsky

Available on backorder

Description

HSC-25 Island Knights 2015 MH-60S Model

Fly again with the HSC-25 Island Knights in this hand-crafted Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk model. Each model is carefully carved and painted to provide a piece you’ll love.

  • 16 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Officially Licensed by Sikorsky
  • The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger

Sikorsky®, SEAHAWK®, associated emblems and logos, and body designs of vehicles are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in the USA and/or other jurisdictions, used under license by Squadron Nostalgia LLC.

Original artwork done by Flygirl Painter (Shane Meder)

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five (HSC-25) was initially established as Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5) at Naval Air Station Agana, Guam on 3 February 1984. As the “Providers”, HC-5 flew the CH-46D “Sea Knight,” moving to Andersen AFB in 1995 following the BRAC-directed closure of NAS Agana. Redesignated as the “Island Knights” on 21 APR 2005, HSC-25 provides logistic support for the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the Navy’s newest helicopter, the MH-60S “Knighthawk”. The squadron employs approximately eighty officers and four hundred enlisted personnel to fly and maintain the fleet of 14 MH-60S.

HSC-25 is the first and only forward-deployed vertical replenishment (VERTREP) squadron in the Navy and is tasked with supporting Seventh Fleet units in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, North Arabian Sea, and Persian Gulf. To provide this support, HSC-25 embarks two-aircraft detachments aboard Military Sealift Command vessels which provide transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide. In addition, the squadron was tasked in 1992 to provide a permanent Search and Rescue (SAR) detachment aboard the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). In the spring of 1996, HSC-25 deployed their first night vision device capable amphibious SAR detachment to USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). In the fall of 2000, the SAR detachment was permanently moved from the USS Belleau Wood to the USS Essex (LHD-2). In the winter of 2011, the SAR detachment was again permanently moved from the USS Essex (LHD 2) to the USS Bonhome Richard (LHD 6) whose homeport is Sasebo, Japan.

In the Fall of 2005, HSC-25 was again the first HSC Squadron to assume a new mission, providing essential Air Ambulance services for Coalition Forces, and Compotent Command (CFLCC) in Camp Buering, Kuwait.

The only Navy squadron on board Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, HSC-25 rapidly incorporated itself into “Team Andersen”. In addition to VERTREP, HSC-25 provides 24-hour (overland/over-water) SAR/Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) services for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Averaging over 30 rescues and 70 MEDEVACs per year, HSC-25 also conducts airborne firefighting utilizing externally carried buckets, Vertical Onboard Delivery (VOD), drone and torpedo recovery, special operations airborne support, and fleet logistics support for all military activities in the Guam area, including the Maritime Prepositioned Ships (MPS) operating in the local area.

Since February 1984, HSC-25 has moved millions of tons of supplies and ammunition, as well as thousands of personnel, providing much of the logistic power to the 7th and 5th Fleets. The aircraft of HSC-25 have operated as “angels of mercy” on numerous occasions, accomplishing emergency MEDEVAC and rescue missions and participating in Operations TRI-CRAB, Southern Watch, United Shield, Cobra Gold, Vigilant Sentinel, Tandem Thrust and most recently Unified Assistance, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.