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| Keywords: AV-8A of VMA-513 hovering over USS Guam (LPH-9) 1972.jpg A U S Marine Corps Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier hovering over the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Guam LPH-9 during interim sea control ship tests in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1972 The Guam was the test bed for the first operational exercise of the SCS concept with HS-15 SH-3 Sea King and VMA-513 AV-8A Harrier aircraft HS-15 the first SCS Sea Control Ship helicopter squadron had formed at NAS Lakehurst in October 1971 At-sea tests commenced in January of 1972 The operations were significant in near term concept development of small carrier applications in limited combat environments and in future changes in U S Navy force structure related to ASW/Sea Control employment and operation of helicopters notably the coming Sikorsky H-60 Seahawk series Object Notes http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 13957 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7125 002 1972-01 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Guam LPH-9 AV-8A/C Harrier US Marine Corps Marine Attack Squadron 513 | ||||
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