During the attack on Macross Island, Commander Lisa Hayes ordered the Sea Sergeant Helicopters to launch from the CVS-101 Prometheus to investigate a disturbance. They were shot down by Zentraedi. (Macross Saga: Countdown) More were later used to reload materials onto the SDF-1 after the original offer to take the citizens into Ontario was taken back due to the overload of the Omni-Directional Barrier System and the destruction of the city around (Macross Saga: Paradise Lost)