Helicopter Squadron 64

Helicopter squadron 64 - HSG 64 - III
Internal association badge (coat of arms)
Lineup	October 1, 2010
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	air force
Strength	approx. 2700
Insinuation	Air Force Command
Location	Laupheim , Schönewalde and Diepholz
guide
Commodore	Colonel Christian Mayer
Aircraft
Transport aircraft / helicopter	CH-53 , H145M

The helicopter squadron 64 ( HSG 64 ) is a squadron of the German air force , which is based on the airfield Laupheim south of Ulm . It is the Air Force's only helicopter squadron. A second location is the Holzdorf Air Base northeast of Leipzig , where an air transport group is located. On October 1, 2018, the helicopter squadron 64 was expanded to include a separate maintenance squadron in Diepholz , Lower Saxony .

Since July 1, 2015, the helicopter squadron 64 has been subordinate to the air force command in Cologne-Wahn.

As part of the ongoing realignment of the Bundeswehr , the association took over the transport helicopter CH-53G of the Army Aviation Troops in the so-called "Capability Transfer Helicopter" .

assignment

The task of HSG 64 is to carry out the air transport of personnel and material with helicopters and the training and further education of helicopter pilots of the Air Force. The task of the national search and rescue service (SAR) is now performed by the army aviators. The HSG 64 is expanding the ability to carry out armed search and rescue (Combat Search and Rescue - CSAR) and has specially trained staff for this purpose. a. Fight savior . In addition, the HSG 64 has the mandate to provide direct tactical support to the special forces of the Bundeswehr. Specially selected and trained helicopter crews are available for this.

history

Laupheim military airfield

The squadron emerged on October 1, 2010 from the Lufttransportgeschwader 62 air transport group in Holzdorf, the helicopter part of the air transport wing 62, and was initially mainly equipped with Bell UH-1D helicopters. The first NH90 landed in Holzdorf on October 21, 2010. When the squadron was put into service, three NH90s were announced for 2010 and a further six aircraft for 2011. Until September 2011, however, only three NH90s were available in Holzdorf.

From September 30, 2010, the HSG 64 staff participated in the containment of the floods on the Black Elster .

In the course of the Bundeswehr structural reform and the "Helicopter Capability Transfer", HSG 64 handed over its NH90 and UH-1D to the Army Aviators at the turn of the year 2012/2013 and in return took over their Sikorsky CH-53GA / GE / GS as well as parts of the personnel from the 25th Medium Transport Helicopter Regiment and 15 as well as the Laupheim location. At the same time, the squadron staff and the main part of the squadron moved to this location, while the functions remaining at the previous location in Holzdorf were downgraded to group status.

From 2015 to 2017, the squadron received 15 H145M helicopters . They are used to support the special forces command .

structure

The HSG 64 is subordinate to the air force command in Cologne-Wahn . The coordination and control of national air transport orders is carried out by the Center for Air Operations in Kalkar. In contrast to the Transall and Atlas squadrons, the European Air Transport Command (EATC) is not responsible for command and control .

With the restructuring, the change of position of the CH-53 and the realignment of the H145M LUH SOF squadron (the 4th flying squadron of the squadron), the squadron is divided as follows:

• Staff HSG 64
• Flying group (FlgGrp HSG 64)
  • 1. Flying Relay (1. FlgStff HSG 64)
  • 2. Flying Relay (2. FlgStff HSG 64)
  • 4th Flying Relay (4th FlgStff HSG 64)
  • Flight operations relay (FlBtrbStff HSG 64)
• Technical group (TGrp HSG 64)
  • Repair and electronics team (Inst / EloStff HSG 64)
  • Supply and transport relay (Nsch / TrspStff HSG 64)
  • Maintenance and weapons relay (Wtg / WaStff HSG 64)
• Air transport group (LTGrp HSG 64) (location Holzdorf / Schönewalde)
  • 3rd Flying Relay (3rd FlgStff HSG 64)
  • Supply scale (VersStff HSG 64)
  • Airfield relay (FlPlStff HSG 64)
  • Technical relay (TStff HSG 64)
  • Separate maintenance team (AbgInsthStff HSG 64) ( Diepholz location )
  • Training workshop for electronics technicians for devices and systems (EGS) and aircraft mechanics (FGM) (developed by Lw Schönewalde)

The squadron also operates its CH-53 flight simulators in Bückeburg .

Commodore

No.	Surname	Beginning of the appointment	End of appointment
3	Colonel Christian Mayer	October 1, 2017
2	Colonel Stefan Demps	November 25, 2014	October 1, 2017
1	Colonel Frank Best	October 1, 2010	November 25, 2014

Used aircraft

• Bell UH-1 D, 2010-2012
• NHIndustries NH90 , 2010–2012
• Sikorsky CH-53GA / GE / GS , from 2013
• Airbus Helicopters H145M , since 2016

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  UH-1D

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  NH90 TTH

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  CH-53G

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  H 145 M LUH SOF

Squadron coat of arms

The wing coat of arms is the slightly modified coat of arms of the earlier helicopter transport wing (HTG) 64 .

Web links

Commons : Helicopter Wing 64  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Helicopter squadron 64 on Luftwaffe.de
• Helicopter squadron 64 on the website of the city ​​of Schönewalde

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helicopter squadron 64 set up . FlugRevue.de, October 1, 2010, accessed on November 21, 2011
2. ^ Klaus Hubmann: First NH 90 in the new helicopter wing of the Air Force . Luftwaffe.de, October 21, 2010, accessed on November 21, 2011
3. ↑ Petra Höfer and Freddie Röckenhaus: Germany from above 2 - river . ZDF.de, film excerpt, 2011, accessed on December 25, 2011. The squadron's coat of arms can be seen on one of the Bell UH-1Ds used to rescue the dike
4. ↑ Klaus Hubmann: First challenge for the new helicopter squadron . Luftwaffe.de, October 8, 2010, accessed November 21, 2011
5. ↑ Great reception for the last H145M LUH SOF on luftwaffe.de, accessed on June 27, 2017
6. ↑ Andreas Lüllmann: Important visitors on the occasion in Diepholz. BMVg, September 18, 2018, accessed on November 7, 2018 .