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HSM-71 NAS North Island MH-60R

HSM-71 NAS North Island MH-60R poster art.

This vintage art deco style military aviation travel poster “HSM-71 NAS North Island  MH-60R” is dedicated to all the hard working men and women of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven One (HSM-71) is a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. Nicknamed the ‘’Raptors’, they are attached to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) and deploy aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) strike group. The squadron was formed on October 4, 2007 and was the first fleet squadron to receive the MH-60R Seahawk (Romeo). It received its first Battle “E” in 2009, and was also awarded the Captain Arnold Jay Isbell Trophy for superior air antisubmarine warfare (ASW) in 2009 and again in 2010. Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy. It is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the U.S. Navy, Naval Base Coronado in San Diego County, California.

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Design by Max Shirkov

Texas
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