On 16 February 2007, during salvage operations, the wreckage of Bullet 10 and the remains of the three missing crewmembers were recovered. At 1505, 27 January 2007, the SAR effort was terminated and three missing crewmembers were declared 'Lost at Sea.' The SAR effort would continue for the next 24 hours involving multiple air and waterborne assets, including all Bonhomme Richard ship assets as well as some Coast Guard assets. At 1435, a SAR swimmer successfully recovered the body from the water. At 1424, Bonhomme Richard reported the crash and sent Bullet 11 to conduct SAR. During the mayday call, the HAC is overheard telling the crew to 'strap in PCL, PCL.' At 1424:03, the ELT stopped transmitting. At 1414, Bullet 10 reported 'ops normal.' At 1423:54, Bullet 10's Electronic Locator Transmitter (ELT) sounded. At 1407, Bullet 10 requested and received permission to climb to 1,000 feet for training. Will, SAR Aircrew Chief.Īfter refueling and retrieving box lunches, Bullet 10 departed the ship. Mankey, Pilot (3) AW1 Cory Helman, Search and Rescue (SAR) Aircrew and, (4) AW2 (AW/NAC) Christopher M. (1) LT Adam Dyer, Helicopter Aircraft Commander (HAC) (2) LTJG Laura J. The crash of Bullet 10 resulted in the deaths of four crew members: On 26 January 2007, a MH-60S assigned to HSC-23 Detachment Three, and underway on USS Bonhomme Richard, crashed while conducting in-flight operations training off the coast of Southern California. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 was established on 29 September 2006 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. HSC-23 is the sister squadron of the HSC-21 'Blackjacks' stationed at Naval Air Station North Island. The 'Wildcards' currently fly the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter and the MQ-8B Firescout VTUAV. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23), also known as the 'Wildcards', are a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. HSC-22 is the sister squadron of HSC-23 'Wild Cards' stationed at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California.Military unit A Seahawk piloted by HSC-23, alongside Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 It is the first new helicopter squadron at Naval Station Norfolk in 22 years. The Sea Knights fly the MH-60S helicopter, manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut.

The 'Sea Knights' were Established on September 29, 2006, and have multiple missions including vertical replenishment, search and rescue, air-sea rescue and anti-surface warfare.

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC-22) is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at NAS Chambers Field (KNGU) in Norfolk, Virginia. PRAESES, ARMIS, GERO (PROTECT, FIGHT, SUPPORT)

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