| Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Four | |
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 HSM-74 Insignia | |
| Active | 21 Aug 1986 to present |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Navy Helicopter Squadron |
| Role | Surface Warfare (SUW) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) |
| Part of | Carrier Air Wing Three |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Jacksonville |
| Nickname | "Swamp Foxes" |
| Engagements | Operation Inherent Resolve Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Global War on Terror Operation Prosperity Guardian |
| Decorations | [1]
Award
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| Website | [1] |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | CDR Phillip R Krites |
| Executive Officer | CDR Eric Kohut |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM Simone C Milo |
Helicopter Maritime Strike Seven Four (HSM-74), the "Swamp Foxes", is aUnited States Navy helicopter squadron based atNaval Air Station Jacksonville,Jacksonville,Florida. HSM-74 is attached toCarrier Air Wing Three and deploys aboardcruisers,destroyers,frigates, andaircraft carriers in support of a carrier strike group. It was established on 21 August 1986 as Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (Light) Forty Four (HSL-44)
The squadron employs theMH-60R multi-mission helicopter. Primary missions includeAnti-Submarine Warfare (ASW),Anti-Surface Warfare (SUW), Command, Control, Communications (CCC), Command and Control Warfare (C2W), Mobility (MOB), and Non-Combat Operations (NCO). Secondary missions consist of Search and Rescue (SAR), Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC), Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS), and Communications Relay (COMREL).[2]
HSL-44 was redesignated HSM-74 on 9 June 2011 atNaval Air Station Jacksonville. The change reflected their transition from employing theSH-60B to the MH-60R, as well as from a detachment-based, expeditionary squadron to its realignment in support of a carrier air wing. As part of this transition, then-HSL-44 relocated to NAS Jacksonville from their previous home ofNaval Station Mayport in November 2009.[citation needed]
HSM-74 operates twelveMH-60R helicopters in four combat elements. These combat elements (or CELs) consist of the carrier element and Detachments 1, 2, and 3. The carrier element deploys and maintains five helicopters while the detachments maintain two each. Each CEL can work independently of every other CEL.[citation needed]
In October 2023, HSM-74 deployed with Air Wing Three onboard the USS Eisenhower. HSM-74 and Air Wing Three were deployed immediately to the CENTCOM AOR and began defensive and offensive combat operations against the Houthi-Iranian military units in Yemen. HSM-74's usage of Hellfire missiles during the cruise against enemy targets was praised by Carrier Strike Group 2's Rear Admiral Marc Miguez.
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| Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) | |||||
| Strike Fighter (VFA) | |||||
| Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ) | |||||
| Fleet Fighter Composite (VFC) | |||||
| Fleet Logistics Support (VR) | |||||
| Carrier Fleet Logistics Support (VRC) | |||||
| Carrier Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission (VRM) | |||||
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| Unmanned (VUP) | |||||
| Training (VT) | |||||
| Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) | |||||
| Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) | |||||
| Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) | |||||
| Helicopter Training (HT) | |||||
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