SEAHUNTER Update – MH-60Rs Arrive at NAWDC

By LCDR Andrew "Bobby" Webster, USN

The first of four MH-60Rs arrived on January 26, 2024 delivered by CDRE

“Jean Luc” Richard, LT “Tin Man” Canclini, and AWRCM Nick Hunter. After a three-year effort involving CNAP, N98, and NAWDC Staff, all of the Carrier Air Wing’s aircraft are now represented on the NAWDC flight line. The arrival of the MH-60R within the first year of standing up the MH-60R Weapons School, SEAHUNTER, will go a long way to improving SEAHUNTER instructor staff tactical proficiency and open opportunities for advanced tactical development and experimentation.

With the SEAHUNTER Staff growing from six to ten Lieutenant instructors, the addition of four MH-60Rs doubles down on the HSM warfighting development at NAWDC. This decision also aligns with the MISR Weapons School mission to increase the lethality throughout the Joint Force as showcased in the semi-annual RESOLUTE HUNTER Exercise. RESOLUTE HUNTER is the Navy’s only Joint & Coalition all-domain killweb development exercise that increases the interoperability, and lethality required to build warfighters who can dominate the decision space of the 21st century fight.

If you are looking to lead, train, and fly at the tactical edge, NAWDC now leads all of Naval Aviation with the MH-60R onboard.

Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) at Naval Air Station Fallon is the center of excellence for Naval Aviation training and tactics development.