This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "HSM-71" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven One
HSM-71 insignia
Active4 October 2007 - present
Country United States of America
BranchUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
RoleAnti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)
Under-Sea Warfare (USW)
Search & Rescue (SAR)
Part ofCarrier Air Wing 9
Garrison/HQNaval Air Station North Island
Nickname(s)"Raptors"
Motto(s)"The First and the Finest"
Commanders
Current
commander		CDR Joshua Starr

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven One (HSM-71) is a United States 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 with the strike group centred on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) . The squadron was formed on 4 October 2007 and was the first fleet squadron to receive the MH-60R Seahawk. 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.

See also

References

External links


United States Navy
Active United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons
Categories