Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a U.S Naval base, supporting naval forces in the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. NS Norfolk, also known as the Norfolk Naval Base, occupies about four miles of waterfront space and seven miles of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as "Sewell's Point". It is the world's largest naval station, supporting 75 ships and 134 aircraft alongside 14 piers and 11 aircraft hangars, and houses the largest concentration of U.S. Naval forces. Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships' movements annually as they arrive and depart their berths.

The HH-60H 'Rescue Hawk' is a variant of the SH-60F Sea Hawk. Brought into service in the early 1990s, the airframe is in widespread use throughout the U.S. active Naval and Reserve forces, including the 2 USNR squadrons that are dedicated to special operations (HSC-84 and HSC-85).

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Naval Base San Diego, sometimes called 32nd Street Naval Station, is one of the largest U.S. Naval bases and is located in San Diego, California. Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the Pacific Fleet, consisting of 50 ships and over 120 tenant commands. The base is composed of 13 piers stretched over 977 acres of land and 326 acres of water.

Naval Special Operations support squadron's, in response to a request by U.S. Special Operations Command traded in its MH-60S Seahawks for the HH-60H Combat Search and Rescue/NSW support variant helicopters. U.S. Naval forces use the H-60 airframe under the model designations SH-60B, SH-60F, HH-60H, MH-60R, and MH-60S. Able to deploy aboard any air-capable frigate, destroyer, cruiser, fast combat support ship, amphibious assault ship, or aircraft carrier, the Seahawk can handle anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, naval special warfare insertion, search and rescue, combat search and rescue, vertical replenishment, and medical evacuation. All Naval H-60s carry a rescue hoist for SAR/CSAR missions.

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The "Firehawks" of HSC-85 and the “Red Wolves”  of HSC-84 are one of only two squadrons in the U.S. Navy dedicated to supporting Navy SEAL , SWCC Teams, and Combat Search & Rescue. HSC-85 is based at Naval Station North Island, San Deigo, CA and HSC-84 is based at Norfolk Va. Both Squadrons have conducted CSAR training at Nellis AFB Las Vegas NV in support of the 66th Weapons Squadron’s CSAR training for the A-10 Wartohog.

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