Last update on Jun.4, 2025
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 72 (HSM-72)
Lineage
05Oct1984 established HSL-42 (Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron Light)
15Jan2013 redesignated HSM-72 (Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron)
Nickname
05Oct1984 - Present Proud Warriors
HSL-42 Deployments
DET.7 1986 - 1986 SH-60B FFG-49 HN-4xx (16xxxx/HN-430)
DET.1 Jun1987 - Dec1987 SH-60B FFG-36 HN-4xx NorLant (162100/HN-424)
DET.10 03Dec1993 - 03Jun1994 SH-60B DD-981 HN-4xx
DET.9 11Jan1994 - 24Jun1994 SH-60B FFG-50 CV-60CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.8 20May1994 - 17Nov1994 SH-60B DD-989 CVN-73CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.3 15Jul1994 - 15Jan1995 SH-60B CG-55 HN-4xx
DET.6 29Aug1994 - 28Feb1995 SH-60B CG-48 HN-4xx
DET.2 20Oct1994 - 13Apr1995 SH-60B FFG-42 CVN-69CSG HN-4xx Med
DET. 28Aug1995 - 24Feb1996 SH-60B CG-60 CV-66CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf (164849/HN-420, 164852/HN-421)
DET.9 28Aug1995 - 24Feb1996 SH-60B FFG-59 CV-66CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.10 28Aug1995 - 24Feb1996 SH-60B FFG-28 CV-66CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.1 10Jan1996 - 08Jul1996 SH-60B DD-970 HN-4xx
DET.4 26Jan1996 - 23Jul1996 SH-60B FFG-58 CVN-73CSG HN-4xx Med (162096/HN-422, 162101/HN-423)
DET.7 06May1996 - 1996 SH-60B DD-997 HN-4xx
DET.2 28Jun1996 - 20Dec1996 SH-60B FFG-42 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.6 03Jul1996 - 25Nov1996 SH-60B FFG-32 HN-4xx
DET.3 25Nov1996 - 22May1997 SH-60B CG-55 CVN-71CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.7 25Nov1996 - 22May1997 SH-60B DD-997 CVN-71CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.5 26Mar1997 - 28Sep1997 SH-60B DD-988 HN-4xx
DET.9 26Mar1997 - 28Sep1997 SH-60B FFG-47 HN-4xx
DET.8 29Apr1997 - 28Oct1997 SH-60B DD-963 CV-67CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.10 07Jul1997 - 24Dec1997 SH-60B DD-969 HN-4xx
DET.1 03Oct1997 - 03Apr1998 SH-60B FFG-28 CVN-73CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.4 14Nov1997 - 03May1998 SH-60B FFG-58 HN-4xx
DET.6 02Feb1998 - 05May1998 SH-60B DD-979 HN-4xx
DET.2 26Feb1998 - 26Aug1998 SH-60B CG-61 CVN-74CSG HN-4xx Norfolk to San Diego
DET.7 10Jun1998 - 10Dec1998 SH-60B CG-68 CVN-69CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.3 07Jul1998 - 16Nov1998 SH-60B DD-980 HN-4xx
DET.9 06Nov1998 - 06May1999 SH-60B CG-64 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx Med, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf
DET.8 11Jan1999 - 10Jul1999 SH-60B FFG-45 HN-4xx
DET.5 26Mar1999 - 22Sep1999 SH-60B DD-969 CVN-71CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.10 26Mar1999 - 22Sep1999 SH-60B FFG-40 CVN-71CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.2 22Sep1999 - 19Mar2000 SH-60B DD-963 CV-67CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.4 22Sep1999 - 19Mar2000 SH-60B CG-61 CV-67CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.3 15Jan2000 - 17Apr2000 SH-60B FFG-32 HN-4xx Lant
DET.7 18Feb2000 - 18Aug2000 SH-60B FFG-58 CVN-69CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.10 16May2000 - 01Jul2000 SH-60B DD-969 HN-4xx Lant
DET.1 21Jun2000 - 19Dec2000 SH-60B FFG-53 CVN-73CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET. 01Aug2000 - 13Nov2000 SH-60B FFG-42 HN-4xx Lant
DET.9 01Aug2000 - 12Nov2000 SH-60B DD-997 HN-4xx Lant
DET.5 21Aug2000 - 05Oct2000 SH-60B CG-64 HN-4xx Lant
DET. 05Sep2000 - 15Nov2000 SH-60B CG-47 HN-4xx Lant
DET.10 25Sep2000 - 17Nov2000 SH-60B DDG-79 HN-4xx Lant
DET.8 28Nov2000 - 23May2001 SH-60B CG-56 CVN-75CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.5 25Apr2001 - 10Nov2001 SH-60B FFG-47 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea
DET.3 11Jun2001 - 07Dec2001 SH-60B FFG-49 HN-4xx
DET.2 19Sep2001 - 27Mar2002 SH-60B CG-55 CVN-71CSG HN-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.10 10Oct2001 - 10Apr2002 SH-60B FFG-29 HN-4xx
DET.9 12Oct2001 - 05Dec2001 SH-60B CG-61 HN-4xx
DET.7 07Feb2002 - 17Aug2002 SH-60B CG-69 CV-67CSG HN-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.4 08Feb2002 - 01Aug2002 SH-60B CG-48 HN-4xx
DET.9 03Jun2002 - 18Nov2002 SH-60B CG-51 HN-4xx
DET.1 20Jun2002 - 20Dec2002 SH-60B CG-61 CVN-73CSG HN-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.2 01Oct2002 - 01Apr2003 SH-60B FFG-28 HN-4xx
DET.3 05Dec2002 - 23May2003 SH-60B DD-989 CVN-75CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.8 05Dec2002 - 23May2003 SH-60B FFG-53 CVN-75CSG HN-4xx Med
DET.9 23May2003 - 01Jul2003 SH-60B CG-72 HN-4xx
DET.5 12Jun2003 - 24Nov2003 SH-60B DD-978 HN-4xx
DET.7 28Aug2003 - 29Feb2004 SH-60B CG-64 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx SoLant, Med, Persian Gulf
DET.10 25Sep2003 - 22Mar2004 SH-60B FFG-29 HN-4xx
DET.2 17Feb2004 - 17Aug2004 SH-60B CG-48 LHD-1ESG HN-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.9 26Apr2004 - 02Aug2004 SH-60B CG-72 HN-4xx
DET.4 30Apr2004 - 17Sep2004 SH-60B FFG-55 HN-4xx
DET. 03Jun2004 - 23Jul2004 SH-60B CG-64 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx NorLant (163248/HN-435, 163908/HN-436)
DET.8 15Jun2004 - 13Dec2004 SH-60B CG-69 CV-67CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.1 22Mar2005 - 23Sep2005 SH-60B CG-60 LHD-3ESG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.3 22Mar2005 - 23Sep2005 SH-60B FFG-59 LHD-3ESG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.5 16May2005 - 15Nov2005 SH-60B FFG-33 LHD-3ESG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.6 25May2005 - 15Aug2005 SH-60B FFG-47 LHD-3ESG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.10 23Jun2005 - 27Aug2005 SH-60B FFG-58 HN-4xx
DET.10 22Sep2005 - 05Dec2005 SH-60B FFG-58 HN-4xx
DET.9 03Jan2006 - 24Jun2006 SH-60B FFG-56 HN-4xx NorLant, Med
DET.8 06Jun2006 - 08Dec2006 SH-60B CG-58 LHD-7ESG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.7 06Jun2006 - Dec2006 SH-60B DDG-84 LHD-7ESG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf
DET.3 25Jan2007 - 18Aug2007 SH-60B FFG-53 HN-4xx
DET.1 05Apr2007 - 05Oct2007 SH-60B FFG-42 HN-4xx
DET.9 07Jul2007 - 19Dec2007 SH-60B CG-64 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx Med, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea
DET.10 01Aug2007 - Mar2008 SH-60B FFG-52 LHD-3ESG HN-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.5 26Aug2007 - 25Jan2008 SH-60B CG-69 LHD-3ESG HN-4xx Med, North Arabian Sea
DET.7 05Oct2009 - 15Apr2010 SH-60B FFG-8 HN-4xx
DET.5 02Jan2010 - 03Aug2010 SH-60B DDG-99 HN-4xx
DET.9 21Jan2010 - 11Aug2010 SH-60B CG-56 HN-4xx
DET.3 25Feb2010 - 28May2010 SH-60B CG-69 HN-4xx (162131/HN-434)
DET.10 05Apr2010 - 27Sep2010 SH-60B FFG-42 HN-4xx
DET.8 02Oct2010 - 05Apr2011 SH-60B FFG-39 HN-4xx
DET. 18Mar2011 - Apr2011 SH-60B FFG-58 HN-4xx NorLant (164818/HN-431)
DET.3 03Jan2012 - 11Aug2012 SH-60B CG-72 HN-4xx Med (16xxxx/HN-422)
DET.9 17Jan2012 - 19Jul2013 SH-60B FFG-47 HN-4xx Joint Interagency Task Force South
DET.10 12Mar2012 - 04Nov2012 SH-60B DDG-95 CVN-65CSG HN-4xx Med, 5thFltAOR (163248/HN-435)
DET.2 29Jun2012 - 01Dec2012 MQ-8B FFG-42 Africa Command AOR
DET.8 20Jun2012 - 27Mar2013 SH-60B DDG-81 CVN-69CSG HN-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO
DET.7 22Jun2012 - 05Apr2013 SH-60B DDG-109 CVN-69CSG HN-4xx Med, 5thFltAOO (165109/HN-432)
HSM-72 Deployments
DET. 20May2014 - 26Jul2014 MH-60R DDG-79 AG-7xx Med, Baltic Sea (166536/AG-706)
16Nov2015 - 13Jul2016 MH-60R CVN-75 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med, 5th Fleet AOO
DET. 16Nov2015 - 13Jul2016 MH-60R DDG-107 CVN-75CSG AG-7xx Med, 5th Fleet AOO
DET. 16Nov2015 - 13Jul2016 MH-60R DDG-66 CVN-75CSG AG-7xx Med, 5th Fleet AOO (168096/AG-714)
DET. 16Nov2015 - 13Jul2016 MH-60R DDG-84 CVN-75CSG AG-7xx Med, 5th Fleet AOO (168093/AG-710)
DET. 16Nov2015 - 25Jul2016 MH-60R DDG-61 CVN-75CSG AG-7xx Med, 5th Fleet AOO (168087/AG-712)
DET. 08Sep2017 - 15Sep2017 MH-60R CVN-72 CSG-12 AG-7xx southern coast of Florida
11Apr2018 - 21Jul2018 MH-60R CVN-75 CVW-1 AB-7xx 6th Fleet AOO
DET. 11Apr2018 - 11Nov2018 MH-60R DDG-84 CVN-75CSG AG-7xx 5th and 6th Fleet AOO
DET. 11Apr2018 - 10Nov2018 MH-60R DDG-99 CVN-75CSG AG-7xx 5th and 6th Fleet AOO
28Aug2018 - 16Dec2018 MH-60R CVN-75 CVW-1 AB-7xx 6th Fleet AOO
DET. 12Sep2019 - 14Jun2020 MH-60R DDG-82 CVN-75CSG AB-7xx 5th and 6th Fleet AOO (16xxxx/AB-702)
DET. 14Sep2019 - 14Jun2020 MH-60R DDG-99 CVN-75CSG AB-7xx 5th and 6th Fleet AOO (168113/AB-704)
18Nov2019 - 16Jun2020 MH-60R CVN-75 CVW-1 AB-7xx 5th and 6th Fleet AOO
01Dec2021 - 12Sep2022 MH-60R CVN-75 CVW-1 AB-7xx 6th Fleet AOO
DET. 02Dec2021 - 08Sep2022 MH-60R CG-56 CVN-75CSG AB-7xx 6th Fleet AOO (167779/AB-711)
23Sep2024 - 28May2025 MH-60R CVN-75 CVW-1 AB-7xx 6th and 5th Fleet AOO
DET. 02Nov2024 - MH-60R DDG-68 AB-7xx 6th and 5th Fleet AOO