SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 3rd Class Cooper Moore, a native of Cheboygan, Michigan, was inspired to join the Navy by his grandfather.
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| Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown |
“My grandpa did 22 years in the Navy and retired as a chief warrant officer and he talked me into it,” Moore said.
Now, two years later, Moore serves with the Blue Hawks of Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 78, working with one of the Navy’s most advanced helicopters at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego.
“This squadron is hard working and motivating,” said Moore.
Moore, a 2017 graduate of Cheboygan High School, is an aviation ordnanceman with HSM 78, a versatile squadron that’s capable of completing a number of important missions for the Navy with the MH-60R “Seahawk” helicopter.
“I do a lot of gun maintenance and load torpoedoes, missiles and rockets,” said Moore.
Moore credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Cheboygan.
“No matter what you do, if you stay hardworking you'll get paid,” said Moore.
HSM 78's primary mission is to conduct sea control operations in open-ocean and coastal environments as an expeditionary unit. This includes hunting for submarines, searching for surface targets over the horizon and conducting search and rescue operations.
According to Navy officials, the MH-60R is the Navy's new primary maritime dominance helicopter. Greatly enhanced over its predecessors, the MH-60R helicopter features a glass cockpit and significant mission system improvements, which give it unmatched capability as an airborne multi-mission naval platform.
As the U.S. Navy's next generation submarine hunter and anti-surface warfare helicopter, the MH-60R "Romeo" is the cornerstone of the Navy's Helicopter Concept of Operations. Anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare are the MH-60R's primary missions. Secondary missions include search and rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment, naval surface fire support, communications relay, command, control, communications, command and control warfare and non-combat operations.
“This aircraft is a jack of all trades,” Moore said. “It can do warfare and search and rescue operations as well as anti-submarine missions.”
Serving in the Navy means Moore is part of a world that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
A key element of the Navy the nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community, and career, Moore is most proud of getting promoted to third class petty officer.
“It shows that I'm a hardworking, dedicated sailor and that I'll work hard every day,” said Moore.
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Moore and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes contributing to the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy means I'm doing my part to protect the county,” said Moore.
Now, two years later, Moore serves with the Blue Hawks of Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 78, working with one of the Navy’s most advanced helicopters at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego.
“This squadron is hard working and motivating,” said Moore.
Moore, a 2017 graduate of Cheboygan High School, is an aviation ordnanceman with HSM 78, a versatile squadron that’s capable of completing a number of important missions for the Navy with the MH-60R “Seahawk” helicopter.
“I do a lot of gun maintenance and load torpoedoes, missiles and rockets,” said Moore.
Moore credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Cheboygan.
“No matter what you do, if you stay hardworking you'll get paid,” said Moore.
HSM 78's primary mission is to conduct sea control operations in open-ocean and coastal environments as an expeditionary unit. This includes hunting for submarines, searching for surface targets over the horizon and conducting search and rescue operations.
According to Navy officials, the MH-60R is the Navy's new primary maritime dominance helicopter. Greatly enhanced over its predecessors, the MH-60R helicopter features a glass cockpit and significant mission system improvements, which give it unmatched capability as an airborne multi-mission naval platform.
As the U.S. Navy's next generation submarine hunter and anti-surface warfare helicopter, the MH-60R "Romeo" is the cornerstone of the Navy's Helicopter Concept of Operations. Anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare are the MH-60R's primary missions. Secondary missions include search and rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment, naval surface fire support, communications relay, command, control, communications, command and control warfare and non-combat operations.
“This aircraft is a jack of all trades,” Moore said. “It can do warfare and search and rescue operations as well as anti-submarine missions.”
Serving in the Navy means Moore is part of a world that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
A key element of the Navy the nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.
“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”
Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community, and career, Moore is most proud of getting promoted to third class petty officer.
“It shows that I'm a hardworking, dedicated sailor and that I'll work hard every day,” said Moore.
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Moore and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes contributing to the Navy the nation needs.
“Serving in the Navy means I'm doing my part to protect the county,” said Moore.