Official HSM-73 Battle Cats Name Tags - Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 (HSM-73) Battle Cats Official Embroidered Name Tags, Naval Air Station North Island.
Battle Cats identity, sea control mission, and MH-60R Romeo pride stitched into every name tag worn on the flight line and the ship.
HSM-73 is a United States Navy Maritime Strike helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island, California, and home of the Battle Cats. The squadron traces its lineage to HSL-43, established on 5 October 1984 as the Navy's first operational LAMPS MK III squadron, and was redesignated HSM-73 in 2007 to reflect the transition to the MH-60R Seahawk and an expanded multi-mission capability. Today the squadron's primary mission is to conduct sea control operations in open ocean and littoral environments as an integral part of a Carrier Air Wing. Battle Cat aircrews fly the MH-60R Romeo from frigates, destroyers, cruisers, and aircraft carriers, executing anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and communications relay across the Pacific Fleet area of operations. These official name tags carry the squadron callsign and unit identity that aircrew, maintainers, and support personnel wear as part of the daily uniform, making them a direct piece of the working squadron rather than a souvenir reproduction.
Perfect For: HSM-73 Battle Cats aircrew and veterans, MH-60R Seahawk pilots and sensor operators, NAS North Island alumni, Navy maritime strike collectors, deployment keepsakes, cruise book displays, shadow boxes, squadron reunion gifts, and family members who want an official piece of the unit identity. These name tags also suit anyone building a serious Navy helicopter patch and insignia collection around Pacific Fleet operations, carrier air wing history, or the long lineage that runs from LAMPS MK III detachments through today's Romeo-equipped maritime strike squadrons.
Battle Cats heritage, officially worn, officially collected, and built to last beyond the deployment.
