JO President's Message

Evolve and Adapt

By LT Casey “Screech” Keilty, USN

Hello, 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