 Starting the first of two back-to-back eight-month deployment cycles, HSC-8 embarked on a WESTPAC deployment in July 2011.During deployment, the Eightballers accomplished the first-ever MH-60S Cruiser/Destroyer (CRUDES) detachment when they embarked in .HSC-8 also assisted in counter piracy operations, successfully aiding in the capture of fifteen suspected pirates.