220310-N-EV253-1013 SAN DIEGO (March 10, 2021) – Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class James Voelker, assigned to the “Merlins” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, prepares to mount a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun onto an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter in preparation for a weapons qualification course. HSC-3 is the Navy’s West Coast MH-60S fleet replacement squadron, responsible for training pilots and aircrewmen by providing the most capable warfighters to the fleet.

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