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51 Squadron (Portugal)
51 Squadron may refer to: *No. 51 Squadron RAF *No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment * 51 Squadron, Portuguese Air Force *HSM-51, United States Navy *VF-51 VF-51, Fighter Squadron 51 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy known as the "Screaming Eagles". It was originally established as VF-1 on February 1, 1943, redesignated as VF-5 on July 15, 1943, redesignated as VF-5A on November 15, 1946, ...
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201 Squadron (Portugal)
201 Squadron "''Falcões''" (''Esquadra 201'') is a fighter aircraft, fighter squadron (aviation), squadron of the Portuguese Air Force, operating the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Roles and missions 201 Sqn has as its primary mission the execution of air defense operations and conventional attack: * Air defense operations; * Offensive air operations, with the exception of suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD); * Anti-surface operations (ASFAO), to include aerial interdiction (AI), close air support (CAS), anti-surface warfare (ASuW) with the exception of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). History The origins of 201 Squadron "Falcões" date back to the creation of 50 Squadron "''Falcões''" (Falcons) in 1958, based at Ota (Alenquer), Ota (then designated Ota Air Base, Air Base No. 2), operating the F-86 Sabre, F-86F Sabre. On September 11, 1958, the squadron's designation was changed to 51 Squadron and it was later transferred to Monte Real Air Base, Air Base No. 5, in Monte Real, on Octobe ...
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HSM-51
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Five One (HSM-51) "WARLORDS" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. HSM-51 one of the seven squadrons making up the Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, Pacific Fleet, based out of San Diego which deploys aboard multiple ships in the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet that is based in Yokosuka, Japan. Leadership Commanding officer CDR M. E. Kawika Chang Executive officer CDR Tommy McDonald Command master chief CMDCM (AW/SW/IW) T. Nguyen Mission The "Warlords" are the U.S. Navy's premiere forward-deployed Sikorsky MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopter squadron. Home ported in Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, they provide combat-ready armed anti-surface and anti-submarine helicopter detachments to ships deploying in the Korean, western Pacific and Persian Gulf regions, as well as Executive Transport for Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet home ported in Yokosuka, Japan. They ...
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