<p>A Hawker Siddeley AV-8A <i>Harrier</i> from Marine Attack Squadron 513 (VMA-531) "Flying Nightmares" and a Sikorsky SH-3A <i>Sea King</i> (BuNo 149700) from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15) "Red Lions" aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious assult ship USS <i>Guam</i> (LPH-9). On 18 January 1972, <i>Guam</i> began extensive testing and in 1974 deployed in the Atlantic as a sea control ship with Marine Corps <i>Harrier</i> VSTOL fighters and <i>Sea King</i> ASW helicopters she completed the SCS tests and reassumed her role as an amphibious assault ship on 1 July 1974.<br></p>
Note that HS-15 used the tail code "AH" of Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16), although the wing had been disestablished on 30 June 1971.
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/lph9-72/012.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/lph9-72/index_003.htm">USS Guam (LPH-9) 1972-1973 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>