Marine One
HMX-1
Presidential Helicopter Squadron
Quantico, VA
I was stationed here from Jan. of 1994 to Jan of 1997
under President William J. Clinton
This Is a VH-3D Presidential Helicopter
This is Currently the U.S. Presidents Helicopter
This is one beautiful Helicopter
Inside and out!!!
This thing is cleaner then everyone's Car Here
No Shittin we would use more windex, pledge and armor-all on this sucker in one cleaning to clean 1 Mustang for years
Lifting off from the White House 
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Here it is again pictured in flight with a VH-60 Nighthawk.
This baby was newer, but a no one could stand up in it.
It was used a a Presidential lift usually only when the
President went oversea's. Much easier to break down.
I only worked on the VH-3D, You were not given the choice of which helicopter you were to be assigned on. Everyone wanted the VH-60. A lot less to clean, But I loved working on the Big Whale. It's a great feeling to know that your maintaining the Presidents Helicopter.

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This is the new Marine One scheduled to fly in 2014
I Don't like it, I'm partial to the VH-3D.
This thing will defintely have to prove itself before it will carry the President
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