Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx.Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: HS-4

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron FOUR (HS-4) was commissioned on June 30, 1952 at U.S. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Imperial Beach.  Since entering the Naval Fleet, the squadron has flown several different types of helicopters, including the HO-3S, HUP-2, H-19, SH-34J, and the SH-3H.  The squadron currently flies two versions of the Sikorsky Seahawk Naval Helicopter, the SH-60F and the HH-60H. The "Foxtrot" variant is specially equipped to prosecute enemy submarines, while the "Hotel" is a mainstay as a recovery vehicle for Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions. Furthermore, with the addition of the Hellfire missile system, the HH-60H is a lethal armed reconnaissance helicopter.

FMI: www.hs4.navy.mil/