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HSC-25 Homecoming

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – AW1 Nicholas Wyandt, a Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Twenty-Five Detachment 1, shares a long overdue embrace with his son Trenton on Oct. 29 here. AW1 Wyandt returned home after a nine-month deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)

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HSC-25 Homecoming

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Trenton Wyandt barely gave his dad, AW1 Nicholas Wyandt, a chance to step foot on the tarmac before running to meet him on Oct. 29 here. Trenton was just one of approximately 50 family members awaiting the return of Helicopter Sea Combat Twenty-Five Detachment 1 after a nine-month deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Lessard)

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HSC-25 welcomes new commander

Navy sailors, from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, stand at ease during the Change of Command here Sept. 11. HSC-25 was initially established as Helicopter Combat Support Squadron-FIVE at NAS Agana, Guam on 03 February 1984. As the "Providers," HC-5 flew the H-46D "Sea Knight,"moving to Andersen AFB in 1996 after NAS Agana was closed. Redesignated as the "Island Knights" on 21 April 2005, HSC-25 provides logistic support for the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the Navy's newest helicopter, the MH-60S "Knighthawk." The squadron employs approximately 80 officers and 400 enlisted personnel to fly and maintain the fleet of 15 MH-60S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)

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HSC-25 welcomes new commander

Commander John Menoni is presented the Meritorious Service Medal by Captain Frank L. Harrison for his dedication here Sept. 11. The Change of Command Ceremony is a time honored Naval tradition, formally restating to the crew the continuity of command. Custom has established that this ceremony be formal and impressive, designed to strengthen the respect for authority vital to Naval organization. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)

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HSC-25 welcomes new commander

Commander Hugh P. Everly is pinned on by his wife Tammy during the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Change of Command here Sept. 11. Commander Everly was previously an Executive Officer within HSC-25 before relieving Commander John Menoni. HSC-25 is the only forward-deployed vertical replenishment squadron in the Navy and is tasked with supporting seven fleet units in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, North Arabian Sea, and Persian Gulf. To provide this support, HSC-25 embarks two-aircraft detachments aboard Military Sealift Command vessels which provide transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies, and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide. The only Navy squadron on board Andersen Air Force Base, HSC-25 rapidly incorporated itself into ?Team Andersen.? In addition to VERTREP, HSC-25 provides 24 hour (overland/over-water) Search and Rescue/Medical Evacuation services for Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands. Averaging over 30 recues and 70 MEDEVACs per year, HSC-25 also conducts airborne firefighting utilizing external carried buckets, Vertical Onboard Delivery, drone and torpedo recovery, special operations airborne support, and fleet logistics support for all military activities in the Guam area, including the Maritime Prepositioned Ships operating in the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Courtney Witt)

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Medevac

A 36th Medical Operations Squadron flight surgeon and members of U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five medically evacuated three injured crew members aboard a Korean vessel 32 nautical miles southwest of Guam Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo)

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Plane Pull

The Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-Two Five members use all their might and teamwork to pull in the Continental Airlines Plane Pull, “Towing the Line to Save Lives.” The proceeds of this event went to the American Cancer Society. (Photo by Navy AS2 Philip Lapan)

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Plane Pull

Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-Two Five pose after placing third in the Continental Airlines Plane Pull.

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