super impressive tail in HSC-9, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 fused naval tradition and classic Navy tattoos by painting their ceremonial squadron aircraft, an MH-60S Seahawk, for National Tattoo Day observed annually on July 17.

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“The idea started from, Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Timothy Drexler, who has an affinity for tattoo art and passion for naval traditions, gathered images of tattoos that represented naval traditions and blended them to symbolize a melding between heritage and the junior Sailors,” Knoerzer said.

At HSC-9, AM2 Anthony Harmon helped design the paint – spending hours behind the computer designing the paint. He first reached out to his fellow sailors, asking for input on what tattoo symbols should be included. From there, the design work began – finding where on the aircraft the symbol could be placed.

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