JANUARY 24, 1974
 PAGE 10 JAX AIR NEWS-AIRWINGER



I "Sea Control" has special meaning for HS-15. .. I


 By Lt.Dave Shickle no catapults. dipping sonar, it also had to be
 Jax-In recent weeks, it has Reduced SpendingThis capable of performing roles
 become evident that many peopledo ship is designed to meet previously assumed by VA and
 not understand what HS-15 and the demand for reduced Defense VP aircraft. This necessitatedthe
 the Sea Control Ship are all spending and at the same time development of a new helo
 about. This is an attempt to ex provide an operating platform for along with new tactics,and a new
 Take-Off and breed of helicopter ASW pilot had
 plain, in general terms, the Vertical-Short
 purpose and mission of our Landing (V-STOL) aircraft and to be trained. Hence, the role ofHS15
 squadron.It helicopters.It was conceived.
 begins with one of the basic will be used in situations suchas HS-15 was not commissioned
 G purposes for having a Navy: Sea escorting convoys, underway because the Navy needed another
 Control. Even today the oceans replenishment groups or am- HS squadron,but rather to be the
 provide the easiest and most phibious groups where the larger, first Sea Control Ship Squadron.
 economical means of effectively more expensive CVA s with their Its mission was, and still is, to
 transporting the massive amountof attack air wings may not be conduct operations in support of
 commerce and trade on which required or available due to their the test and evaluation of the Sea
 the world's economic balance cost and priority Control Ship and the Sea Control
 depends.If The developers anticipated Ship Concept.The .
 any one nation were able to demands by increasingly money- varying conditions under
 obtain control of the sea lanes, it conscious Congresses to substantiate which the squadron is asked to
 would have the other nations of the effectiveness of the function are to determine the
 .. the world at its mercy. Becauseof new concept with facts instead of most economical and yet
 this, nations have long soughtto theories before they authorize I the adequate design for the Sea
 PREPARING FOR ACTION--HS-15 Ordnancemen load sonobouyson build strong navies for the money required. Control Ship.
 board an SH-3H before an ASW mission.HONDA. purpose of either obtaining They realized that the concept The many tests which the
 control of the sea lanes or would have to be proven before squadron conducts are to gather
 preventing others from obtainingthat the first ship could be built. data to determine the exact
 control. Evaluation of the concept was capabilities of the concept.A .
 The already strong and assigned to the Commander New Helo
 growing Soviet Submarine Force Operational Test and Evaluation With the arrival of the SH-3H
 presents the greatest threat to Force. Since the closest thing to the new multi-sensor ASW
 JACKSONVILLE- free and open sea lanes yet faced. the proposed Sea Control Ship helicopter designed to fill the role
 To counter that threat, a new was an LPH, the USS Guam of the Sea Control Ship helo, HS-
 SERVICE., PARTS concept was developed by a few (LPH-9)) was designated the 15 was assigned still additional
 : perceptive and creative naval Interim Sea Control Ship for tasks. '
 officers, three of whom were purposes of the evaluation.To These included evaluating the
 Admiral Zumwalt. Chief of Naval provide the limited air capabilities of the SH-3H,
 Operations; Vice Admiral defense and strike capability developing new tactics for its use
 Aurand, Commander ASW desgined to be provided by the V- against both conventional and
 Forces Atlantic; and Rear Ad- STOL aircraft, the BritishbuiltAV8 nuclear submarines, and training
 miral Davies, the Chief of Naval "Harrier" was borrowed pilots, crewmen and main.
 Development.The from the Marine Corps. tenance personnel in the air
 .. most essential element of Helos Most ImportantThe craft's sophisticated new
 this new concept is the Sea last and perhaps most systems.All .
 Control Ship, a simple and important role to be filled was this was yet in addition to
 6425 NORWOOD AVE. 764.2419 inexpensive ship configuredmuch that of the helo. Choppers will the HS-15's primary mission:
 like an LPH and requiring bear the majority of the maintaining status as a combat-
 responsibility for combating the ready operational fleet squadron.To .
 principle threat against which summarize, HS-15 is more
 the concept was designed: the than just another HS squadron.It's .
 LRING I OF FLAME RESTAURANT submarine. a fleet squadron; it's a
 Operating continually in an training squadron; and it's a test
 environment of high speed and evaluation squadron. Its
 submarines equipped with long- missions are varied and con
 range anti-ship missies, it had to stantly changing.
 be capable of exercising com- HS-15Is the only squadron of its
 plete tactical control in contact kind in the Navy and its successis
 prosecution.That most important to Today's
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