{"product_id":"official-hsm-74-swamp-foxes-autec-patch","title":"Official HSM-74 Swamp Foxes AUTEC Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial HSM-74 Swamp Foxes AUTEC detachment patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eALFS in the dip, AUTEC range hot, Swamp Foxes on the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHelicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74 (HSM-74), the \"Swamp Foxes,\" is a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk squadron based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida and assigned to Carrier Air Wing THREE (CVW-3). The squadron was originally established as HSL-44 \"Swamp Foxes\" on August 21, 1986 flying the SH-60B Seahawk in the LAMPS Mk III role, and was redesignated HSM-74 on June 9, 2011 when it transitioned to the MH-60R and shifted from expeditionary HSL operations to dedicated carrier air wing support. HSM-74 fields twelve MH-60Rs organized into four combat elements — one carrier element and three detachments, each able to operate independently from RAST-capable frigates, destroyers, and cruisers in addition to the carrier itself. The squadron's missions include anti-submarine warfare with the AN\/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), surface warfare with AGM-114 Hellfire and APKWS II laser-guided rockets, command and control, electronic warfare, search and rescue, MEDEVAC, and vertical replenishment. HSM-74 Detachment 3 regularly deploys to AUTEC — the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island, Bahamas — to put the MH-60R's ALFS dipping sonar through its paces against live-target ASW training scenarios on one of the world's most instrumented underwater ranges. In 2016 the Swamp Foxes flew the first swing-loaded operational flight with both Hellfire missiles and APKWS II rockets — yet another first for the MH-60R community. This patch carries the AUTEC heritage forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: HSM-74 Swamp Foxes active-duty and veteran personnel, HSL-44 plankowners, MH-60R Seahawk pilots and aircrew, AUTEC detachment Sailors, NAS Jacksonville and CVW-3 personnel, ALFS dipping sonar operators, and Atlantic Fleet helicopter maritime strike community collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSwamp Foxes at AUTEC — dip, ping, kill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Full Color","offer_id":45109204025453,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green Subdued","offer_id":45109204058221,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/Group_4.png?v=1776365949","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/official-hsm-74-swamp-foxes-autec-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}