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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron SIX (HSC-6), is a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy. It was established as Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron SIX (HS-6) on 1 June 1956. Its nickname is Screamin’ Indians. On 8 July 2011 it was redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron SIX (HSC-6). It is based at Naval Air Station North Island, is part of Carrier Air Wing 17 and deploys aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
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Active | 1 June 1956 - present |
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Type | Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron |
Role | Logistics, Strike, Medevac, HA/DR, Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) Combat Search & Rescue (CSAR) Search & Rescue (SAR) Special Operations (SpecOps) Vertical replenishment (VERTREP) |
Part of | CVW-17 |
Garrison/HQ | NAS North Island |
Nickname(s) | Indians |
Motto(s) | "One Team...One Scream" |
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