HSC - 11 Dragonslayers

11/08/2023

Today the Dragonslayers said goodbye to a great Sailor! Skipper Farwell presented PS3 Pace with his EOT award in a ceremony in the HSC-11 hangar. Congratulations and SLAY ON!! 🐉⚡️

11/02/2023

A look back at all the Halloween fun from our Trunk or Treat this weekend! Which costume is your favorite??

10/27/2023

*REMINDER* The Dragonslayers are hosting a trunk or treat tomorrow at the HSC-11 hangar from 1100-1400! There will be food, games and of course treats for all! We hope to see everyone there!

10/13/2023

This week Skipper Farwell had the great honor to meritoriously promote one of our Slayers! The Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) allows commands to promote Sailors that show excellence and dedication to the Navy. AE3 Joshnel Marte was chosen by HSC-11 to receive such a promotion and it was well deserved. Congratulations and Slay On!! 🐉⚡️

10/13/2023

Happy birthday Navy! The Slayers gathered this morning to celebrate the Navy’s 248th birthday. As is tradition, ATCS Caldwell (the oldest Slayer) cut the cake with AMAA Maxedon Carter (the youngest Slayer) to signify the continuous growth of our Navy as the world’s premier fighting force. Today we celebrate all Sailors and their dedication to their craft. If you see a Slayer today make sure to tell them happy birthday!

10/05/2023

Trunk or Treat! Join the Slayers on October 28th from 1100 - 1400 for a spooky night of fun in the HSC-11 hangar!! We will have food, games and drinks for all! Warning: dragon costumes will be slain!! 🐉⚡️

10/02/2023

NEW SLAYER CHIEF ALERT!! Last week in a pinning ceremony at NS Norfolk our very own PSC Gitonga was pinned as the Navy’s newest Chief. Congratulations to PSC Gitonga and all of the newly pinned Navy Chiefs! Slay On!!! 🐉⚡️

09/15/2023

We got the awesome opportunity last night to honor one of our key Slayers, Gabby Widdrington, HSC-11’s OMBUDSMAN at the Hampton Roads OMBUDSMAN appreciation dinner. Gabby not only takes care of her family but voluntarily takes care of 228 Slayer families and is the point of contact and conduit for information between them and the Command. Our Slayer families are absolutely essential to the health and well-being of our Sailors and in turn, a critical component to executing our warfighting mission. Our OMBUDSMAN works tirelessly in order to ensure our families have what they need and receive timely and accurate information. From all of us here in Slayerland, THANK YOU! Gabby Widdrington for taking care of us and our families. SLAY ON!

09/15/2023

Ropes away! The Dragonslayers are hard at work as we progress through the Helicopter Advanced Readiness Program (HARP). HARP is the first of many work ups HSC-11 will complete as we prepare for deployment. Thank you to US Coast Guard MSRT for helping bud get some quality training aboard the Cape Avinof in the James River Reserve Fleet!

09/13/2023

Congratulations to LS3 Chery, our newest Slayer Of The Week! From Jacksonville, FL. LS3 has been with the Slayers for less than a year. She appreciates the Triad’s transparency of communication and their empowerment of junior Sailors to freely express themselves. LS3 enjoys being an LS as she’s able to support all Slayers in their logistic needs and provide customer service. LS3 enjoys being able to empower junior Sailors which caused her to start the CSADD association in order to provide more positivity and enhance the squadron’s morale. LS3 would like to give a shoutout to LSSN Hinton for always encouraging her to work harder while leading by example. Slay on LS3! ⚡️🐉

09/12/2023

This past week the Slayers were presented with the Golden Wrench Award for our outstanding maintenance teams efforts! We also held quarterly awards ceremony. Congratulations to all the Slayers that were recognized!! 🐉⚡️

08/24/2023

Great opportunity for families to get together as they prepare for the school year! Firehouse 12 is hosting a free event with tons of fun activities to take advantage of! Get out in the community and SLAY ON 🐉⚡️

08/16/2023

Congratulations to AD2 Tangkay, our newest Slayer Of The Week! From Maui, HI AD2 has been with the Slayers for 4 and a half years. He has enjoyed the different experiences afforded to him at HSC-11 including being a member of the supply ship detachment during our last deployment. Mentors have played a big role in his development as a Dragonslayer and he would like to give a shout out to AD1 Luckett, AD2 Olgado and AD2 Sales. Congratulations and SLAY ON!! 🐉⚡️

08/16/2023

Slayer movie night! Come join us next Thursday August 24th for movie night entertainment as well as a discussion on the squadrons upcoming work ups. Friends and family are welcome and questions are encouraged. CO, XO, CMC and our fantastic ombudsman will all be in attendance to discuss the Slayers schedule and what that looks like on the home front. So grab your popcorn, pull up a seat and as always SLAY ON!! ⚓

08/09/2023

08/09/2023

From San Juan, Puerto Rico AWS3 Rodriguez Giusti is our newest Slayer of the Week! He has been with the Dragonslayers for approximately 2 years joining just before our last trip aboard the USS Truman. His favorite memories are the Mediterranean port calls with all his friends in the AWS shop. Congratulations and SLAY ON AWS3!! 🐉⚡️

08/07/2023

Slaying all day! Over the past week HSC-11 has had the honor of holding multiple reenlistment ceremonies. IS1 Bloom, AM2 Paddy and LS2 Fullerton all took their oath once again and committed themselves to continue their dedicated to service to the Navy. Congratulations and well done Slayers!!

08/04/2023

08/03/2023

Summer time in Norfolk! Last week the Slayers hosted a command picnic allowing friends and family to come together and enjoy the sunshine. Complete with burgers, snowcones, softball and even a dunk tank!! Thank you to all who helped prepare this great event and to those who came out for some Slayer fun in the sun!!

08/02/2023

Introducing the newest Slayer to receive their warfare pin, LTJG Dan Witte! LTJG Witte grew up in Lincoln, NE and commissioned in the Navy after graduating from Northwestern University in 2020. Serving as the Dragonslaying Intel Officer Witte enjoys diving deep into research and analysis of threats and weapon systems, compiling the information and incorporating his areas of expertise into flight planning and mission briefing. In order to earn an Information Warfare (IW) pin one must complete a Personnel Qualification Syllabus (PQS) that covers knowledge from the various designators within the IW community. After completing the syllabus they must pass an oral board consisting of members from within these various designators. LTJG Witte completed this rigorous process and has earned the right to wear an Information Warfare pin. Congratulations and SLAY ON LTJG Witte!!

08/02/2023

Yesterday HSC-11 conducted a reenlistment ceremony for AWF2 Vega Pastrana. He has served the Dragonslayers with honor and distinction and will always be known for his professionalism, competence and ability to keep conversation flowing during long plane guard flights. Congratulations AWF2 and good luck in your future endeavors! As always SLAY ON!! 🐉⚡️

08/01/2023

Meet last weeks Slayer of the week, YN1 Watkins! He's from Winston-Salem, NC, and arrived at HSC-11 from NSW-2 LOGGSU February 2022. He's known for being easy going and his can do mentality. He enjoys being able to support and interact with all HSC-11 Sailors. He appreciates HSC-11's Triad and the First Class Mess communication a lot. Fun fact, he travels to NC every weekend just to see his family! YNI would like to give a shout-out to PS1 Gitonga for sharing his expertise and training him for the Personnel side of Admin. Congrats YN1 and SLAY ON!! 🐉⚡️

07/17/2023

If you see AD2 Kornmiller around give her a pat on the back because she’s our newest Slayer of the Week! Joining the Navy out of Fayetteville, NC in 2014 Kornmiller worked on jets until joining the Slayers in 2021. She loves the complex troubleshooting involved with her job and the ability to improve on her skills day in and day out. Ever humble AD2 Kornmiller would like to shout out her friends and family, especially AM2 Afenu and AD1 Luckett for helping her achieve the success she has today. SLAY ON AD2!! 🐉⚡️

07/13/2023

Who are you voting for??? 🐉⚡️🫢

07/07/2023

Don’t forget to congratulate IT1 Axtell on his frocking today! We’re proud to have you as a Slayer! Slay On! 🐉⚡️

06/29/2023

Maintenance is hard at work this Thursday. Swipe to see the different photos of slaying taking place!

Photo 1: AD1 Luckett and AD2 Ghigliotty inspect the spar of the tail rotor paddle.

Photo 2: ATAN Bush collects a fuel sample from the forward aux tank.

Photo 3: AEAN Marte applies a new coat of grease to the disconnect coupling on the tail.

Photo 4: 12C (AM1 Lauck, AMAN Mealor, AM2 Afenu) work on cleaning floorboard components and applying corrosion preventatives.

Slay On!!! 🐉⚡️

06/27/2023

Meet this week’s Slayer of the week: AT1 Spence! AT1 came to the U.S. from Russia when she was adopted. She joined the Navy to be able to provide for her children and give them a better life. Prior to coming to 11 in 2021, she worked in I-Level for about ten years. She knew she wanted to do something different so she asked to come to 11, where she started in AVI and then moved to QA. When she first got here, she had to start from scratch and work hard to get her quals so that she could be useful as a first class. Now she’s know for being an awesome QAR who is always ready to help others! Her favorite part about being here is the community and the deployments. She appreciates how they allowed for people to get to know one another closely from working together every day. She’d like to give a shout-out to the AT shop and QA. Slay On, AT1!!! 🐉 ⚡️

06/21/2023

Meet our Slayers of the week for the past month, starting with AO3 Weatherly! AO3 comes from a unique background, as he spent his childhood on a farm in Loudon, Tennessee while working interesting jobs such as CNC Routing and laser engraving. AO3 decided to join the Navy when he turned 17 to continue the family tradition. As an AO, he enjoys working on the crew served weapons. He specifically enjoys disassembling, installing, and cleaning the weapons while working with his shop. He would like to give a shout-out to the AO shop for always working hard on the daily grind and making each day a very enjoyable experience. Slay On AO3!!

Next is LS2 McNabb. LS2 McNabb joined the Slayers two years ago from HSC Wing Pacific and happily returned to his hometown of Norfolk, VA. His favorite part about being a Slayer is getting to work with a great group of people. Known for having a smiling face and easy going attitude, LS2 McNabb loves getting to interact with different people each day while serving in the supply shop. He wants to give a shout-out to Chief White, CWO3 Suazo and everyone in the supply shop for helping him get to where he is today. SLAY ON LS2!! 🐉⚡️

Our next selected Slayer of the week is AD2 Ghigliotty. AD2 Ghigliotty was born in Puerto Rico and joined the Navy after receiving his bachelor’s degree in networks and telecommunications from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. While attending university, AD2 Ghigliotty found a love for aviation and got his private pilot license from a local airport during his studies. He joined the Navy and followed that love for aviation by working on rotary aircraft. While he loves his job he has other aspirations to eventually become an E-2 pilot. We look forward to great things to come and as always SLAY ON AD2!! 🐉⚡️

Swipe through the pics to see these three amazing Slayers!

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06/15/2023

On June 9th HSC-11 held a frocking ceremony to celebrate all our Sailors that recently promoted. Skipper Farwell awarded each Sailor his or her promotion letter as their families and the Slayers watched and cheered. Each of these Sailors demonstrates every day what it means to serve the US Navy with honor and distinction. Congratulations Slayers!!!

02/01/2023

HSC-11 was honored to host Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Vice Admiral Kilby at the squadron last week. He held a discussion regarding future Navy and HSC missions with the wardroom, during which Junior Officers were encouraged to ask any questions they had. He also stopped by the Line Shack and AVI to recognize AD1 Stahl, AE2 Erickson, and AT2 Haefli for their hard work and gave each of them a coin. Slayers enjoyed meeting Vice Admiral Kilby and showing him what it means to Slay On!

02/01/2023

For the first time in three years, the galley hosted the CSC School Grand Buffet. CS2 Palmer, who is TAD to the galley, baked and presented the cake at this event. She was awarded a Navy Achievement Medal yesterday for all of her hard work. She was also chosen as our Slayer of the week today! The biggest lessons she’s learned at the galley have been how to manage, how to utilize equipment properly, and how to work under pressure. Her favorite activity to do there is baking. CS2 Palmer would like to give a shout-out to YN1 Clark and all of HSC-11 for always supporting her. Slay On, CS2! 🐉⚡️🎂

01/28/2023

Golden hour / Pinkie time 🌅

OS3 Browne directs LT Samaniego via hand signals to let him know that someone is on the tail after he performs the engine water checklist. During this procedure, the engine starter is engaged while water is dispensed into the engine, and the engine is then dried out. Routine water washes improve engine performance and increase their life cycles. Yet another example of the Slayer team working together to keep our aircraft good to go!

📸 PC: AD2 Kornmiller

01/28/2023

This past week’s Slayer of the week is AO2 Smith. AO2 Smith enjoys working in the Line Shack because he gets to have fun with the younger Sailors and teach them about the Navy. He’s known for enforcing instructions and teaching Sailors do’s and dont’s! He joined the Navy to change his life for the better. As an AO, he has loaded ordnance, performed maintenance on guns, loaded Hellfire Missiles, and more, all while working under a time crunch and still doing it efficiently. We appreciate all that you do, AO2! Slay On!

01/26/2023

🚨 Slayer Splash Zone 🚨

Even the rain came out for LT Evertson’s LFF yesterday. Congrats to LT Kelly “Frizzle” Evertson on her final flight in HSC-11! Thank you for all of the positivity and hard work you have put into this squadron, and good luck at your next command! Don’t forget to Slay On!

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01/23/2023

Last Friday, January 20, HSC-11 held an awards ceremony at which Skipper Farwell announced the recipients of the Navy Achievement Medal and the recipient of the Letter of Commendation, respectively. He also announced the names of our three most recently frocked Slayers! Congratulations to all who were recognized! 🌟

Navy Achievement Medal:

🏅YN1 Clark

🏅AD1 Firth

🏅AD1 Luckett

🏅AO1 Mechling

🏅AM2 Hesch

🏅AWS2 Russell

🏅AO2 Sensing

🏅AO2 Smith

🏅AD2 Tanner

🏅AWS2 Vega Pastrana

Letter of Commendation:

🐉PS3 Taulapapa

Frocking:

First Class:

⚡️PS2 Maple

Second Classes:

⚡️OS3 Browne
⚡️AE3 Cox

01/20/2023

Meet our Slayer of the week: newly Frocked PS1 Maple! PS1(SW) Maple is known throughout the command as one of the friendly faces of Admin customer service. He’s always quick to put Sailors first, with a smile, no matter what. Learning and being able to teach junior Sailors is the reason he loves being a Personnel Specialist. His next goal is working towards getting release authority for HSC-11, which will help expedite pay transactions for the command. He would like to give a shout-out to PS3 Pace and PS3 Taulapapa for all of their hard work in ensuring Slayers’ pay needs are met. Slay On, PS1 Maple! 🐉⚡️

01/14/2023

Congrats to AD1 Ganze on his reenlistment! Bravo Zulu and keep slaying on! 🐉⚡️

01/12/2023

Double reenlistment for Double One! Congratulations to AD2 Sales, who was re-enlisted by LT Cadmus, and to AD2 Tanner, who was re-enlisted by LT Jakubowski. Slay On!

01/11/2023

This week’s Slayer of the week is ATAN Fields. When there is work to be done, she’s the first to move and make it happen. Her favorite part of her job is the people in the line shack, to whom she’d like to give a shout-out for their constant support. She’s wanted to work on helicopters ever since someone told her about what it was like to work on aircraft, and she’s loved it ever since. On deployment, she enjoyed learning about the flight deck. Now she is working hard to learn how to conduct daily and turnaround inspections. Slay On, ATAN Fields! 🐉⚡️

📸 PC: AD2 Kornmiller