210409-N-PH222-1035 Fallon, Nev. (April 09, 2021) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Charles Weaver, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 4, mans a M240D machine gun, configured to a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter during an Air Wing Fallon training event with Special Operating Forces near Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. Air Wing Fallon is part of the predeployment training cycle for Navy's carrier air wings. HSC-4, along with VFA-2, VFA-192, VFA-113, VFA-147, VAQ-136, VAW-113, and HSM-78 comprise CVW-2 and are detached to NAS Fallon in order to sh
210409-N-PH222-1035 Fallon, Nev. (April 09, 2021) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Charles Weaver, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 4, mans a M240D machine gun, configured to a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter during an Air Wing Fallon training event with Special Operating Forces near Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. Air Wing Fallon is part of the predeployment training cycle for Navy's carrier air wings. HSC-4, along with VFA-2, VFA-192, VFA-113, VFA-147, VAQ-136, VAW-113, and HSM-78 comprise CVW-2 and are detached to NAS Fallon in order to sharpen their warfighting readiness through a rigorous 5-week curriculum. The training conducted during Air Wing Fallon drives air wing integration and ensures that all CVW-2 squadrons are ready to conduct the full range of military operations when they deploy later this year. HSC 4 provides vertical lift search and rescue, logistics, anti-surface warfare, special operations forces support, and combat search and rescue capabilities.
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