HT - 28 Helicopter Training Squadron 28 ( HT - 28 ) is a United States Navy helicopter training squadron based at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton , Florida . The squadron , known as the " Hellions " , is one of three Advanced Helicopter Training squadrons that produces aviators for the Navy , Marine Corps and Coast Guard . They fall under the command of Training Air Wing 5 and fly the TH - 57 SeaRanger . The squadron ' s tactical call sign is " " Lucky " . " Mission . HT - 28 ' s primary mission is to transition student aviators through basic and advanced rotary wing pilot training . Along with its sister squadrons , HT - 8 and HT - 18 , HT - 28 provides advanced helicopter flight instruction to all Navy , US Marine Corps , and US Coast Guard helicopter flight students as well as international students from several allied nations . Additionally , HT - 28 conducts a shortened helicopter syllabus for prospective MV - 22 Osprey pilots . Basic training introduces and develops student skills in helicopter flight maneuvers as well as training in visual navigation and tactics . Advanced training completes an intensive curriculum of basic and radio instruments , advanced tactics , and shipboard landings . The completion of this exacting training syllabus culminates in a highly trained and proficient all - weather aviator . Students who successfully complete the program earn the right to wear the coveted Wings of Gold . Insignia . The squadron insignia for HT - 28 is a tri - colored circular field featuring a dragon and torch . The tri - color field is a reference to HT - 8 and HT - 18 patches ; an acknowledgment that HT - 28 was initially established by officers from those squadrons . The deep blue section represents the US Navy and its operations over the world ’ s oceans . The olive green section represents the US Marine Corps and its projection of power ashore . The red section symbolizes these services ’ heritage of valor and sacrifice in peace and war . The black Chinese Loong dragon symbolizes both wisdom and ferocity in battle . It is coiled around a lighted torch , which signifies knowledge passed from one generation of aviators to the next . The dragon ’ s helical coils , which echo da Vinci ’ s famous design , are another nod to the legacy of rotary wing flight . The name “ Hellions ” is an allusion to the word “ helicopter . ” Its connotation ( an unruly child ) is meant as an amusing reference to the pilots - in - training as they are refined into military aviators . Historically , only one other squadron has held the name “ Hellions ” : VMF - 218 , a long - disestablished Marine Fighter squadron . The Chinese dragon motif from VMF - 218 ’ s original squadron patch is carried over in the HT - 28 patch partly as a nod to the legacy of the name . History . HT - 28 was established by the Chief of Naval Operations with an OPNAV Note 5450 dated November 1 , 2006 . The order reads , in part : " Currently there are two advanced helicopter training squadrons located at Naval Air Station , Whiting Field , Milton , Florida . In order to meet projected increase in the advanced rotary Integrated Production Plan , expand oversight and ensure quality of training and safety of flight are not compromised , a third advanced rotary squadron is required . " The Establishment Ceremony was held aboard NAS Whiting Field on May 25 , 2007 .