Royal Australian Navy Crew Flies MH-60 Romeos For The First Time Out Of Jacksonville

By Lara Seligman / December 26, 2013 at 1:23 PM
The Royal Australian Navy's 725 Squadron marked another milestone last week when the crew flew its new MH-60 Romeo helicopters out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL, for the first time on Dec. 18. The Navy delivered the first two MH-60R helicopters to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at Lockheed Martin's facility in Owego, N.Y., on Dec. 10. RAN pilots, maintainers and support personnel have been operating out of Jacksonville since Dec. 12, when the aircraft touched down at Naval...

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