page_title: HSC-85
section_title: Anti-Submarine Warfare and Logistics Support
hierarchical_section_title: HSC-85 / History / Anti-Submarine Warfare and Logistics Support
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Navy Reserve Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (BuNo 154118) of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron HS-85 "Hellwingers" operating outside of San Francisco Bay (USA). Note the AQS-13 sonar.
context_page_description: Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron EIGHT FIVE is a United States Navy Reserve forces helicopter squadron based out of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. The "FIREHAWKS" of HSC-85 are Reserve and Active Component Sailors who operate and maintain Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
context_section_description: On July 1, 1970, the GOLDEN GATERS of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron EIGHT FIVE (HS-85) were established. Operating out of NAS Alameda, HS-85 flew the Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King, and later the SH-3D and SH-3H, providing logistics support to the Pacific Fleet and serving as a repository of anti-submarine experience and talent for aircrews and maintainers of the Navy Reserve. In 1993 HS-85 moved from NAS Alameda to NAS North Island in San Diego, CA.
  In October 1994 HS-85 was re-designated as HC-85 and assimilated into HELWINGRES while retaining the GOLDEN GATERS moniker. HC-85 operated the utility UH-3H Sea King and remained a provider of search and rescue and logistics support to the Pacific Fleet, as well as supporting target launch and torpedo recovery on the Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) complex at NALF San Clemente Island.
  In February 2006, the squadron was again re-designated, this time as Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron EIGHT FIVE (HSC-85), and changed its name to HIGH ROLLERS, keeping with the theme of newly formed expeditionary squadrons, the HSC-21 BLACKJACKS (re-designated from the HC-11 GUNBEARERS) and the HSC-23 WILDCARDS. Trading in its UH-3H Sea Kings for utility Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawks, HSC-85 continued its Pacific Fleet and SCORE support until 2011 when the squadron’s mission changed to dedicated special operations support.
caption: An HS-85 SH-3 Sea King conducting anti-submarine warfare training.
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