Helicopter Squadron Returns from Deployment with Kearsarge
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS081203-11
Release Date: 12/3/2008 6:05:00 AM
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Coleman Thompson, Fleet Public Affairs Center, Atlantic
NORFOLK (NNS) -- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Detachment 5 returned Dec. 2 after a four-month deployment with USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in support of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.
CP 2008 provided medical and civil engineering support to several U.S. partner nations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. HSC 28's objective during the mission was to provide transportation for personnel and cargo.
"We built a couple schools, and we gave them medical treatment that they couldn't really afford," said Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class (AW) Jonathon Dudley. "A lot of the reactions that we got from the people were positive; they liked it a lot."
While underway, HSC 28 provided disaster relief to Haiti after the country was hit with hurricanes and tropical storms in September.
"We provided a lot of assistance in Haiti after the hurricane," said Lt. j.g. Robert Kersey, the detachment's maintenance officer. "We provided assistance, took in food and transported people. It felt great to help out people when they needed it."
CP 2008 represented the United States' high regard and respect for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Navy's commitment to supporting partner nations.
"It felt good knowing that we could actually help out," said Dudley. "It let the people know that we're not just a war machine, but we can be a force for helping out people."
For more news from Commander, Air Forces Atlantic, visit www.navy.mil/local/comnavairlant/.
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