HSC-4

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four (HSC-4)
HSC-4 Insignia
Active30 June 1952 – present
Country United States of America
BranchUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
TypeHelicopter Sea Combat
RoleLogistics, Strike, Medevac, HA/DR, Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)
Combat Search & Rescue (CSAR)
Search & Rescue (SAR)
Special Operations (SpecOps)
Vertical replenishment (VERTREP)
Part ofCVW-2
Garrison/HQNAS North Island
Nickname(s)Black Knights
EngagementsVietnam War
Operation Formation Star
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Southern Watch
1994 North Korean nuclear crisis
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Aircraft flown
Utility helicopterHO4S-3
SH-34 Seabat
SH-3 Sea King
SH-60 Seahawk

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four (HSC-4) (previously Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4)), also known as the Black Knights, is a multi-role combat helicopter squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station North Island which operates Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopters deployed aboard aircraft carriers. The squadron was originally established as HS-4 on 30 June 1952 at U.S. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Imperial Beach with the Sikorsky HO3S-1 and was redesignated HSC-4 on 29 March 2012. It is currently assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) which deploys aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).