HSM-70

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Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70
Active	1 March 2008–present[1]
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Navy Helicopter Squadron
Part of	Carrier Air Wing Eight Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic
Garrison/HQ	NAS Jacksonville
Nickname	"Spartans"
Colors	Blue and yellow

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (HSM-70) "Spartans" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at NAS Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The squadron is equipped with the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk. Currently, HSM-70 is attached to Carrier Air Wing Eight.^[2]

In November 2025, HSM-70 within CVW-8 onboard the USS Gerald R Ford were re-tasked from their scheduled deployment in the Mediterranean and sent to the Caribbean to support Operation Southern Spear. After completing their support of Southern Spear in early February 2026, HSM-70 and CVW-8 were again deployed across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean to support potential combat operations against Iran.

In late Feb 2026, HSM-70 and their MH-60Rs undertook combat sorties within Operation Epic Fury against Iran. Combat sorties off the Ford began from the Eastern Mediterranean and moved to the Red Sea after close to a week of combat.

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