By Geoff Fein As the Navy begins to introduce the MH-60 R and S helicopters into the fleet, the ability to achieve commonality as well as interoperability will be vital to keeping service life up and costs down, a Navy official said. In January, for the first time, the Navy deployed two helicopter squadrons aboard an aircraft carrier. A squadron of MH-60Rs and a squadron of MH-60S deployed with the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Capt. Dean Peters, H-60 program…
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