HS - 11 HS - 11 Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 11 , also known as the " Dragon Slayers " , is an United States Navy SH - 60F and HH - 60H helicopter squadron based at NAS Jacksonville . Currently attached to Carrier Air Wing 1 , they deployed aboard the before it decommissioned late 2012 . History . Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron ELEVEN was established on 27 June 1957 at Naval Air Station ( NAS ) Quonset Point , Rhode Island . The squadron first flew the Sikorsky HSS - 1 Seabat ( later re - designated the SH - 34 ) helicopter under the radio call sign “ Snowbound . ” The primary mission of the Seabat was Antisubmarine Warfare ( ASW ) and it carried dipping sonar . Later models of the Seabat were upgraded with Doppler radar and automatic stabilization and hover capabilities for all - weather operations . The HS - 11 Sub Seekers were assigned to Carrier Anti - Submarine Air Group 52 ( CVSG - 52 ) with tail code AS and deployed on board . In 1962 , the squadron transitioned to the Sikorsky twin engine SH - 3 Sea King and would later upgrade to the SH - 3D and SH - 3H in 1969 and 1980 , respectively . In December 1969 , HS - 11 would become the first ASW helicopter squadron to deploy as part of a modern carrier air wing with CVW - 17 on board . From 1970 - 1973 , HS - 11 was assigned to CVSG - 56 deploying on board with tail code AU . On 17 October 1973 , HS - 11 moved to its new homeport of NAS Jacksonville and was re - assigned to Carrier Air Wing ONE ( CVW - 1 ) where it remains assigned to this day . In 1989 , HS - 11 changed its official call sign to Dragonslayer . HS - 11 would make deployments on board , , , , and . The Dragonslayer history has many distinguished highlights . The squadron played a leading role in astronaut recovery operations during the Gemini missions , plucking from the sea such famed astronauts as White , McDivitt , Lovell , and Aldrin . In 1976 , the squadron was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for saving countless lives after ship collisions at sea while attached to USS " John F . Kennedy " . Over the years , HS - 11 has the answered the domestic call for help numerous times in support of hurricane relief efforts , including Hurricane Andrew in 1993 and in 1999 the squadron rescued nine men whose ship was sunk during Hurricane Floyd in winds over 50 knots and seas measuring 30 feet . HS - 11 was the first Navy squadron on - station just hours after Hurricane Ike swept through Galveston , TX in September 2008 . Most recently , HS - 11 was one of the first units to respond to the earthquake as part of Operation unified response in Haiti in January 2010 . Since 1985 , HS - 11 has participated in Operation ocean safari in the northern Atlantic , Operation Prairie Fire in Libya , Operations Desert Shield , Desert Storm and Southern Watch in the Persian Gulf , Operation Provide Promise in the Adriatic Sea , Operation Provide Comfort off Mogadishu , Somalia and Operations Deny Flight and Decisive Edge in the Adriatic Sea . Most recently , HS - 11 participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom between 2001 and 2003 , and again supported Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in 2006 and 2007 . In 2006 , the Dragonslayers deployed two HH - 60H aircraft to Basrah , Iraq in support of Multi - National Division ( South - East ) and the Joint Helicopter Force . In 1994 , HS - 11 transitioned to the Sikorsky SH - 60F and HH - 60H Seahawk , the current aircraft in use today by the Dragonslayers . The capabilities of this latest airframe allowed the squadron to greatly expand its mission areas . In addition to ASW and Search and Rescue , the Dragonslayers now added such missions as Vertical Replenishment , Naval Special Warfare Support , and Combat Search and Rescue to its capabilities . With the addition of the Hellfire missile system and GAU - 16 . 50 caliber machine gun in 1999 , HS - 11 became capable of effectively conducting Antisurface Warfare . HS - 11 will be the last deploying HS squadron and is scheduled to transition the HSC community to fly the MH - 60S in 2016 .