Avon native serves with U.S. Navy helicopter squadron

MAYPORT, Fla. - Lt. Hope Balser, a native of Avon, serves with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 40, based out of Mayport, Florida. The squadron’s primary mission is to conduct sea control operations in open-ocean and coastal environments. This includes hunting for submarines, searching for surface targets over the horizon and conducting search and rescue operations.

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