Aircraft transitions also changed the identities of Navy helicopter squadrons. Units operating the SH-60F generally became Helicopter Sea Combat squadrons when they moved to the MH-60S. SH-60B operators changed from HSL anti-submarine designations to HSM, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron, with the MH-60R. The new names reflected missions broader than the earlier light anti-submarine role. This institutional shift links the Ocean Hawk, Rescue Hawk, Romeo, and Sierra variants within the same evolving force.
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How Seahawk upgrades changed squadron identities
Transitions from the SH-60F to the MH-60S and from the SH-60B to the MH-60R also changed squadron designations and institutional missions.