The long-anticipated NHA Symposium season is finally here and our Spring Edition of Rotor Review doubles as this year’s program. Our contributors are sharing an incredible series of articles to highlight how our services are using naval helicopters to meet every demand with which we are tasked. For those of you unable to make the trip to the Symposium in Norfolk, please go to the NHA website for information on how to watch a livestream video of many of the major speaking events. Not only will they be streamed live, but they will also be archived on our site for later viewing in case your schedule conflicts.

As we recognize many of the accomplishments in our communities over the past year at the Symposium, this is the perfect opportunity to recognize our editors and their hard work, most of which are volunteers. The Rotor Review editorial team has worked very hard all year to deliver unique articles, new types of content, and to share your best stories with our readers. I am very proud of our staff’s products and could not ask for a better team. Our staff includes our very hard-working and talented design editor, George Hopson, without whom we would not have a magazine; HSC editor, LT James Thomas, HSCWSP; HSM editor, LT Erin Pursley, HSM-41; USCG editor, LT Jim Cepa; USMC Editor, Capt Rebecca Hagner; Aircrew and Special Missions editor, AWCM David Crossan, HSM-40; Technical Advisor, LCDR Chip Lancaster, USN (Ret); and our historical team of CAPT Vincent Secades, USN (Ret) and CDR Joe Skrzypek, USN (Ret). Thank you to each of you for the many hours of communication, brainstorming, research, and editing that you contribute every week. This magazine would be nothing without you.
Finally, I am very excited to announce our ongoing photo and video competition featuring cash prizes. Please see the rules on the NHA website or email us for details. The deadline for submissions is May 23rd. Soon after the deadline, we will begin public voting online. Be sure to “like” our Facebook page (not the Facebook group) in order to get updates about when and how the voting will be conducted. The Summer Edition of Rotor Review will showcase our winning entries. Enjoy!