Region 1

NHA’s Inaugural Helix Cup

Seahawks bag the NHA Helix Cup!

By CAPT Bill Personius, USN (Ret.)

Preceding the long Veteran’s Day weekend on 10 November, NHA held its inaugural Charity Golf Tournament benefitting the NHA Historical Society (NHAHS) and NHA Scholarship Fund (NHASF). A field of 125 golfers in 31 teams, representing Region 1’s HSM and HSC commands, vied for the coveted NHA HELIX CUP, a 40 pound, 32-inch-high, silver “Stanley Cup-like” trophy and equally important, NHA Region 1 bragging rights. HSM-41 Seahawks’ team "Big Putts" won the tourney in 2022 (shown in the photo: Scott Speakman, Luke Donahue, Mat Baker, and Paul Mauer).

As the 2022 champions, HSM-41 will defend the Helix Cup at the NHA Symposium on 17 May at Twin Oaks Golf Course in San Marcos. Thereafter, the helicopter unit that wins the annual NHA Tourney will proudly maintain and display the cup in their possession until the next annual tournament where they will defend their title.

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