Posted: 02/01/2015
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 4, 2015) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 fires an AGM-114B Hellfire missile during a live-fire exercise. HSC-8 provides vertical lift search and rescue, logistics, anti-surface warfare, special operations forces support, and combat search and rescue capabilities for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 in support of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young)