221020-N-EV253-1025 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 20, 2022) – (From right) Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, presents the 2021 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award to Cmdr. Tom McCurdy, executive officer of the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, alongside Master Chief Emond New, HSC-4’s command master chief, and Cmdr. Benjamin Hendricks, the “Black Knights” commanding officer, during an award ceremony held aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 20, 2022. Also known as the Safety “S” award, the distinction is awarded annually to those


221020-N-EV253-1025 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 20, 2022) – (From right) Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, presents the 2021 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award to Cmdr. Tom McCurdy, executive officer of the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, alongside Master Chief Emond New, HSC-4’s command master chief, and Cmdr. Benjamin Hendricks, the “Black Knights” commanding officer, during an award ceremony held aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 20, 2022. Also known as the Safety “S” award, the distinction is awarded annually to those Navy and Marine Corps commands that have demonstrated exceptional and sustained safety excellence.


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