National President's Message The Road to Symposium
By CAPT Will “Easy” Eastham, USN
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un, fun, and productive discussions about our collective future and the evolution of the Rotary Fighting Force. Sound like something worth being a part of? I thought so! NHA is firmly on the Road to Symposium 2021 and I remain optimistic for a live event at Viejas Resort here in sunny San Diego. Hard to believe the last Symposium was also held at Viejas all the way back in the Spring of 2019. What I do know is it was a rousing success and we aim to meet that mark and more later this year. As many of you know, this year’s Symposium will be the first ever in the Fall timeframe as we aim to preserve our best opportunity to gather, learn, and celebrate our community together. Dates for your Symposium are 6-9 October, 2021 so mark your calendars and have your OPSOs adjust those long range plans now! The theme for Symposium will be "Force of the Future" and we’re excited to explore topics that will assuredly span from Future Vertical Lift to Air Wing of the Future to CMV-22’s Fleet introduction and beyond….and a little alliteration never hurt. Symposium is our pinnacle professional service event. Like NHA, it is only as strong as our membership. As we steam down the Road to Symposium, I encourage you to check on and update your membership status, particularly so if the doldrums of COVID may of allowed it to lapse. The Lifetime Membership option has exceeded our expectations and remains an incredible way to lock in your standing in one pass. Congratulations to the CY2020 NHA Award Winners! We’re proud of all of you for exceptional work on many fronts and look forward to celebrating you at Symposium 2021. Fly, fight, lead, win. All the bests… V/R Easy / NHA Lifetime Member #25
JO President's Message Evolve and Adapt By LT Casey “Screech” Keilty, USN
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ello, NHA Warriors!
I hope you all are doing well and starting 2021 off strong. NHA has lots of exciting events planned for 2021, and I am hopeful that we all can gather and get back to celebrating our rotor community family soon. This edition of Rotor Review focuses on Full Spectrum Rotary Wing Seapower. I am excited for you to read some of the interesting articles in this issue. I view the theme of this issue through the Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) lens as well as my personal experiences. One of HSC’s greatest strengths—sometimes to a fault—is its ability to adapt to any mission or task and come prepared to execute with a superior level of professionalism. During my Helicopter Aircraft Commander (HAC) cruise, I experienced full spectrum warfare firsthand through tiring workups and a deployment lasting 17 months in total. These missions spanned the full range of military operations – from conventional Fleet Logistics to Rotary-Wing Escort in which we supported Tier One Naval Special Warfare assets. Our HSC detachment was an integral part of the wide array of capabilities that the Amphibious Ready Group brought to the fight. I appreciate every operational and training mission that I have flown because I have been a part of a great team representing the world’s greatest Navy. I look forward to seeing other deployment and sea stories in this month’s issue of Rotor Review. Fly Navy! —Screech / NHA Lifetime Member #312 Rotor Review #152 Spring '21
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