Last update on Aug.7, 2024
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46 (HSM-46)
Lineage
07Apr1988 established HSL-46 (Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron Light)
01Mar2012 redesignated HSM-46 (Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron)
Nickname
07Apr1988 - Present Grandmasters
HSL-46 Deployments
DET.6 11Jan1994 - 24Jun1994 SH-60B DD-968 CV-60 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.7 11Jan1994 - 24Jun1994 SH-60B CG-58 CV-60 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.10 20May1994 - 17Nov1994 SH-60B FFG-39 CVN-73 CSG HQ-4xx Med (163239/HQ-470, 163244/HQ-472)
DET.4 15Jul1994 - 15Jan1995 SH-60B FFG-32 HQ-4xx
DET.1 20Oct1994 - 13Apr1995 SH-60B DD-969 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.3 20Oct1994 - 13Apr1995 SH-60B FFG-49 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.5 20Oct1994 - 13Apr1995 SH-60B CG-68 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.9 28Aug1995 - 24Feb1996 SH-60B CG-68 CV-66 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.6 08Jan1996 - 08Jul1996 SH-60B FFG-36 HQ-4xx
DET.7 26Jan1996 - 23Jul1996 SH-60B DD-968 CVN-73 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.3 28Jun1996 - 20Dec1996 SH-60B FFG-49 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.4 28Jun1996 - 20Dec1996 SH-60B CG-58 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.10 03Jul1996 - 24Nov1996 SH-60B DD-980 HQ-4xx
DET.8 09Dec1996 - 09Jun1997 SH-60B DD-982 HQ-4xx
DET.2 29Apr1997 - 28Oct1997 SH-60B DD-981 CV-67 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.5 29Apr1997 - 28Oct1997 SH-60B FFG-50 CV-67 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.9 20Jun1997 - 03Nov1997 SH-60B CG-47 HQ-4xx
DET.1 15Jul1997 - 15Jan1998 SH-60B FFG-39 HQ-4xx
DET.6 03Oct1997 - 03Apr1998 SH-60B DD-983 CVN-73 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.8 09Dec1997 - 17Dec1997 SH-60B CG-71 HQ-4xx Lant (16xxxx/HQ-460)
DET.10 06Jan1998 - 02Jul1998 SH-60B FFG-49 HQ-4xx
DET.3 26Feb1998 - 26Aug1998 SH-60B DD-970 CVN-74 CSG HQ-4xx World Cruise : Norfolk to San Diego
DET.4 13Mar1998 - 13Sep1998 SH-60B DD-977 HQ-4xx
DET.7 13Mar1998 - 13Sep1998 SH-60B FFG-59 HQ-4xx
DET.8 10Jun1998 - 10Dec1998 SH-60B CG-71 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.9 25Sep1998 - 05Feb1999 SH-60B CG-47 HQ-4xx
DET.2 06Nov1998 - 06May1999 SH-60B FFG-47 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf
DET.1 26Mar1999 - 22Sep1999 SH-60B CG-55 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.5 26Mar1999 - 22Sep1999 SH-60B CG-72 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.6 14Jul1999 - 23Nov1999 SH-60B DD-987 HQ-4xx
DET.10 25Aug1999 - 20Feb2000 SH-60B FFG-49 HQ-4xx Lant
DET.3 22Sep1999 - 19Mar2000 SH-60B FFG-36 CV-67 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.4 18Feb2000 - 18Aug2000 SH-60B DD-968 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.9 15Mar2000 - 15Sep2000 SH-60B DD-980 HQ-4xx Lant (163593/HQ-470)
DET.7 21Jun2000 - 19Dec2000 SH-60B CG-60 CVN-73 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.8 23Jul2000 - 19Dec2000 SH-60B CG-51 HQ-4xx Lant
DET.6 15Dec2000 - 15May2001 SH-60B DD-987 HQ-4xx
DET.2 12Jan2001 - 10Jul2001 SH-60B FFG-52 CVN-75 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.1 25Apr2001 - 10Nov2001 SH-60B DD-988 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea
DET.5 25Apr2001 - 10Nov2001 SH-60B CG-64 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea (16xxxx/HQ-474)
DET.10 21May2001 - 05Jul2001 SH-60B CG-68 HQ-4xx Lant
DET.8 13Aug2001 - 29Oct2001 SH-60B DDG-81 HQ-4xx Lant
DET.3 16Oct2001 - 16Apr2002 SH-60B DD-997 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.10 07Nov2001 - 10Apr2002 SH-60B FFG-39 HQ-4xx
DET.4 20Mar2002 - 20Sep2002 SH-60B DD-963 CV-67 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea (16xxxx/HQ-476)
DET.9 20Mar2002 - 20Sep2002 SH-60B FFG-50 CV-67 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.7 20Jun2002 - 20Dec2002 SH-60B CG-60 CVN-73 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.8 23Jul2002 - 20Dec2002 SH-60B FFG-45 HQ-4xx
DET.2 05Dec2002 - 23May2003 SH-60B DDG-79 CVN-75 CSG HQ-4xx Med
DET.1 06Jan2003 - 29May2003 SH-60B DDG-81 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Caribbean, Med (164849/HQ-473, 165108/HQ-477)
DET.3 06Jan2003 - 29May2003 SH-60B FFG-52 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Caribbean, Med
DET.5 20Jan2003 - 18Jul2003 SH-60B DD-987 HQ-4xx
DET.6 02Jun2003 - 26Nov2003 SH-60B FFG-49 HQ-4xx
DET.4 13Jun2003 - 16Dec2003 SH-60B FFG-47 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx SoLant, Med, Persian Gulf
DET.7 09Feb2004 - 20Jul2004 SH-60B FFG-42 HQ-4xx
DET.8 20Jan2004 - 26Jul2004 SH-60B DDG-84 CVN-73 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.2 07Jun2004 - 07Dec2004 SH-60B DD-963 CV-67 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.5 18Jun2004 - 20Dec2004 SH-60B FFG-32 HQ-4xx
DET.1 13Oct2004 - 18Apr2005 SH-60B DDG-87 CVN-75 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.4 13Oct2004 - 18Apr2005 SH-60B CG-61 CVN-75 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.3 04Apr2005 - 04Oct2005 SH-60B FFG-39 HQ-4xx
DET.6 04Apr2005 - 04Oct2005 SH-60B FFG-49 HQ-4xx
DET.7 19Jul2005 - 20Dec2005 SH-60B FFG-42 HQ-4xx
DET.5 11Oct2005 - 04Apr2006 SH-60B CG-64 HQ-4xx
DET.2 27Jan2006 - 25May2006 SH-60B DDG-80 HQ-4xx
DET. 06Jun2006 - 2006 SH-60B CG-61 HQ-4xx
DET.8 14Jul2006 - 04Oct2006 SH-60B FFG-29 HQ-4xx
DET.4 03Oct2006 - 23May2007 SH-60B DDG-87 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.9 03Oct2006 - 23May2007 SH-60B CG-68 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.3 04Oct2006 - 05Apr2007 SH-60B FFG-8 HQ-4xx
DET.1 Oct2006 - 05Apr2007 SH-60B FFG-49 HQ-4xx
DET.2 07Jul2007 - 19Dec2007 SH-60B DDG-98 CVN-65 CSG HQ-4xx Med, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea
DET.7 05Oct2007 - 05Apr2008 SH-60B FFG-56 HQ-4xx
DET.3 04Apr2008 - 05Oct2008 SH-60B FFG-8 HQ-4xx Southern Command AOR
DET.2 21Feb2009 - 31Jul2009 SH-60B FFG-40 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.4 21Feb2009 - 31Jul2009 SH-60B CG-69 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.9 21Feb2009 - 30Jul2009 SH-60B CG-64 CVN-69 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.3 May2009 - Jul2009 SH-60B DDG-98 HQ-4xx Baltic Operations
DET.5 Sep2009 - 18Mar2010 SH-60B FFG-45 HQ-4xx Horn of Africa
DET.3 13Jan2010 - 09Feb2010 SH-60B CG-60 HQ-4xx Operation Unified Response in Haiti
DET.8 - 23Dec2010 SH-60B HQ-4xx (16xxxx/HQ-461)
DET.6 08Jul2010 - 15Jan2011 SH-60B CG-72 HQ-4xx Ballistic Missile Defense Mission, Med (16xxxx/HQ-464)
DET.4 11May2011 - 10Dec2011 SH-60B CG-68 HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.6 09Mar2012 - 05Nov2012 SH-60B CG-69 HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.8 12Mar2012 - 04Nov2012 SH^60B DDG-94 HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
HSM-46 Deployments
DET. Jun2012 - Dec2012 MH-60R CG-58 HQ-4xx Med (167027/HQ-470)
DET.2 17Sep2012 - 30Oct2012 MH-60R CG-64 HQ-4xx Joint Warrior 12-2 (16xxxx/HQ-461)
DET.9 23Apr2013 - 23Oct2013 MQ-8B FFG-58 Med, Horn of Africa
DET.3 12Jul2013 - 23Dec2013 MH-60R FFG-45 HQ-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO
DET. 22Jul2013 - 16Apr2014 MH-60R DDG-84 CVN-75 CSG HQ-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.8 18Sep2013 - 20Mar2014 MQ-8B FFG-56 Med
DET.4 15Jan2014 - 04Jun2014 MH-60R FFG-40 HQ-4xx 4th Fleet AOO (167038/HQ-466)
DET.1 25Feb2014 - 09Aug2014 MH-60R FFG-50 HQ-4xx Med (16xxxx/HQ-471)
DET.5 14Mar2014 - 28Apr2014 MH-60R FFG-58 HQ-4xx Joint Warrior Exercise
DET. Aug2014 - Oct2014 MH-60R DDG-109 HQ-4xx IDCERTEX, Joint Warrior 14-2
DET. 15Sep2014 - 11Oct2014 MH-60R DDG-81 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Lant (16xxxx/HQ-465)
DET. 06Jan2015 - 10Feb2015 MH-60R DDG-58 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Lant (IDCERTEX, COMPTUEX)
DET. 08Jan2015 - 10Feb2015 MH-60R DDG-81 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Lant (IDCERTEX, COMPTUEX)
DET.6 08Jan2015 - 10Feb2015 MH-60R DDG-99 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Lant (IDCERTEX, COMPTUEX)
DET.3 27Jan2015 - 28Aug2015 MH-60R DDG-109 HQ-4xx Med (16xxxx/HQ-467)
DET. 13Feb2015 - 24JUl2015 MH-60R DDG-58 HQ-4xx Med
DET. 09Mar2015 - 07Nov2015 MH-60R DDG-81 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO (16xxxx/HQ-465)
DET. 09Mar2015 - 07Nov2015 MH-60R DDG-98 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO
DET.6 09Mar2015 - 07Nov2015 MH-60R DDG-99 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO (16xxxx/HQ-460)
DET.5 09Mar2015 - 07Dec2015 MH-60R CG-60 CVN-71 CSG HQ-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO
11Mar2015 - 23Nov2015 MH-60R CVN-71 CVW-1 HQ-4xx Norfolk to San Diego : 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet AOO
DET.3 03Feb2017 - Apr2017 MH-60R DDG-95 HQ-4xx MISSILEX and TGEX (16xxxx/HQ-471)
DET. 03Apr2017 - 26Jul2017 MH-60R DDG-71 HQ-4xx Med (167038/HQ-466)
DET.1 17Apr2017 - 17Nov2017 MH-60R DDG-79 HQ-4xx Med (167038/HQ-466, 168146/HQ-473)
DET.4 23Apr2017 - 15Dec2017 MH-60R CG-72 HQ-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO
DET.3 23May2017 - 23Dec2017 MH-60R DDG-95 HQ-4xx Med (167046/HQ-467, 16xxxx/HQ-471)
DET.3 21Jul2018 - 31Aug2018 MH-60R DDG-87 CVN-72 CSG HQ-7xx WestLant(16xxxx/HQ-771)
DET. 29Mar2019 - 04Jan2020 MH-60R CG-55 CVN-72 CSG HQ-7xx Med, 5thFltAOO (16xxxx/HQ-765, 16xxxx/HQ-773)
DET. 01Apr2019 - 05Nov2019 MH-60R DDG-87 CVN-72 CSG HQ-7xx Med, 5thFltAOO
DET. 01Apr2019 - 05Nov2019 MH-60R DDG-96 CVN-72 CSG HQ-7xx Med, 5thFltAOO (16xxxx/HQ-761)
DET. 23Nov2019 - 19Dec2019 MH-60R DDG-96 HQ-7xx WestLant
DET. 25Jan2022 - 11Mar2022 MH-60R DDG-99 CVN-77 CSG AG-7xx SWATT in the Virginia Capes Op. Area (AG-710)
DET. 08Aug2022 - 23Apr2023 MH-60R CG-55 AG-7xx Med (166545/AG-712)
10Aug2022 - 23Apr2023 MH-60R CVN-77 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
25Apr2024 - 10Jul2024 MH-60R CVN-73 CVW-7 AG-7xx Norfolk to San Diego