 In 1994, HS-7 became the first HS squadron on the east coast to be assigned female sailors and officers.In September 1994, HS-7 was tasked to support "Dwight D. Eisenhower" which had embarked the US Army's 10th Mountain Division off the coast of Haiti during Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY.Later that same year, HS-7 deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH and to the Adriatic Sea during Operations DENY FLIGHT and PROVIDE PROMISE.