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TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:11 PM Oct 2012

Question about Marine 1: Does it stow away on Air Force 1 when the President travels?

Just kind of curious. Or do they just name another Marine Helicopter Marine 1 when the President arrives? I don't know why but I just started wondering about that.

Also, did you know that the President has a taste-tester? I heard about that on the History Channel severa weeks ago.

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Question about Marine 1: Does it stow away on Air Force 1 when the President travels? (Original Post) TheDebbieDee Oct 2012 OP

C-17 transports the cars and helio. Historic NY Oct 2012 #1

AF1's accompanied by a few other planes that haul the motorcade and other vehicles. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #2

This. And as stated, an Air Force cargo jet flies ahead of AF1, w/ the chopper, the Beast limo, etc. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #7

From wikipedia: Llewlladdwr Oct 2012 #3

The One designator bakpakr Oct 2012 #4

There is not one helicopter designated Marine 1 sarisataka Oct 2012 #5

When he was in Milwaukee postulater Oct 2012 #6

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

1. C-17 transports the cars and helio.

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:11 PM

Oct 2012

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

2. AF1's accompanied by a few other planes that haul the motorcade and other vehicles. (nt)

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:13 PM

Oct 2012

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

7. This. And as stated, an Air Force cargo jet flies ahead of AF1, w/ the chopper, the Beast limo, etc.

Reply to Posteritatis (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:30 PM

Oct 2012

And also, there's not one, but two of those custom 747s we know as Air Force One (though they only get that name when the POTUS is onboard.) The extra one is a spare, in case of a breakdown, and it carries extra staff, reporters who aren't cool enough to be on the plane with the POTUS, and scouts ahead to make sure AF1 itself doesn't get in trouble with bad weather.

Llewlladdwr

(2,165 posts)

3. From wikipedia:

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:13 PM

Oct 2012

"Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes a helicopter operated by the HMX-1 "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large VH-3D Sea King or the newer, smaller VH-60N "WhiteHawk". A Marine Corps aircraft carrying the Vice President has the call sign Marine Two."

bakpakr

(168 posts)

4. The One designator

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:23 PM

Oct 2012

The only time an aircraft gets the one designator is when POTUS is physically aboard and is only assigned to aircraft transporting the POTUS. Also the service is designated as per "Marine One", by the service in command of the aircraft I.E. Marine One, Air-force One, Army One, Navy One

sarisataka

(18,655 posts)

5. There is not one helicopter designated Marine 1

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:25 PM

Oct 2012

It is whichever helicopter is carrying the President. The squadron HMX-1 has several helicopters with the Presidential design.
If practical, Marine 1 will fly to the destination ahead of Air Force 1 on its own. If the President will have need of the helicopter a long distance from the home base, the helicopter is flown in on a transport and prepped prior to the President's arrival.

postulater

(5,075 posts)

6. When he was in Milwaukee

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:26 PM

Oct 2012

he visited the Usingers Sausage Factory.

The Secret Service guys went across the street and bought brats. When asked if he wanted a brat Pres Obama said sure. So the White House chef went across the street and helped the cook make the brats.

The President was seen with one in each hand while driving away in the limo.

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