Helicopter Attack Squadron Five, abbreviation HA-5, was a helicopter attack squadron of the United States Navy.
Official HA(L)-5 Patch
M-21 Weapon System
Former HH-1K from HA(L)-5 painted and configured to represent a HA(L)-3 Seawolf of the Vietnam War. Aircraft is on permanent display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
HH-1K testing a Sidewinder Missile at China Lake, CA
Operation Game Warden
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Operation Game Warden was a joint operation conducted by the United States Navy and South Vietnamese Navy in order to deny Viet Cong access to resources in the Mekong River Delta. Game Warden and its
Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five
…HA(L)-3 was established in South Vietnam with its headquarters originally in Vung Tau and later at Binh Thuy Air Base, originally flying in support of Operation Game Warden, earned over 20,000 unit and personnel awards. HA(L)-3 was disestablished in 1972 and in 1997, the US Navy recognized the service of the squadrons…
USS Harnett County (AGP-821) part of Task Force 116
Aerial view of the Mekong River Delta
PBR on patrol in Vietnam with its front facing twin, and rear facing single .50-caliber machine guns, and mid-ship 40 mm grenade launcher clearly visible
U.S. Navy Patrol Boat, River (PBR) of Task Force 116 moves at high speed down the Saigon River