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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Antonio Turretto Ramos

Flight Operations Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3)

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3)

Nov. 18, 2014 | 2:16

An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 Detachement 1 lifts off of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) for flight operations. HSM-35 is the Navy’s first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron. The aviation detachment aboard Fort Worth consists of one MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and one MQ-8B that compliments the MH-60R by extending the
range and endurance thereby enhancing maritime domain awareness. Fort Worth departed its homeport of San Diego Nov. 17 for a 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the Navy’s strategic rebalance to the Pacific. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/Released)