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MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopters Continue Search Efforts For Missing F/A 18 Pilot in Pacific
U.S. Navy
Sept. 13, 2014 | 0:54
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters continue search efforts for the missing pilot of one of two F/A-18 Hornets that crashed Sept. 12 while operating from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). At the time of the incident, Carl Vinson was operating in the Western Pacific Ocean approximately 250 nautical miles west of Wake Island. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The ships of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, USS Carl Vinson, USS Bunker Hill, USS Gridley, USS Sterett, and USS Dewey, along with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 (HSM 73) are providing continuing search and rescue efforts. WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 13, 2014). (U.S. Navy video/Released).
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