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Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the president of the United States.[1] It usually denotes a helicopter operated by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) "Nighthawks", consisting of either the large Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King or the newer, smaller VH-60N "White Hawk". Both helicopters are called "White Tops" because of their livery. Any Marine Corps aircraft carrying the vice president of the United States without the president has the call sign Marine Two.

Marine One in flight over Washington, D.C., 2005

History edit

 
A former VH-3 Marine One at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

The first use of a helicopter to transport the president was in 1957, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower traveled on a Bell UH-13J Sioux.[2] The president wanted a quick way to reach his summer home, in Pennsylvania. Using Air Force One would have been impractical over such a short distance, and there was no airfield near his home with a paved runway to support fixed-wing aircraft, so Eisenhower instructed his staff to investigate other modes of transport and a Sikorsky UH-34 Seahorse helicopter was commissioned.[3] The early aircraft lacked the amenities of its modern successors, such as air conditioning and an aircraft lavatory for use in flight.

In 1958, the H-13 was replaced by the Sikorsky H-34, which was succeeded in 1961 by the VH-3A.

 
Richard Nixon boarding Marine One on July 16, 1972.

Not long after helicopters for presidential transport were introduced, presidential aides asked the Marine Corps to investigate using the White House South Lawn for landing.[3] There was ample room, and the protocol was established.[3] Until 1976, the Marine Corps shared the responsibility of helicopter transportation for the president with the United States Army. Army helicopters used the call sign Army One while the president was on board.

 
President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan board Marine One, 1987

The VH-3D entered service in 1978. The VH-60N entered service in 1987 and has served alongside the VH-3D.[4] Improvements were made to both models of helicopter after their introduction, to take advantage of technological developments and to meet new mission requirements. By about 2001, it was clear that so much extra weight had been added to the helicopters that mission capability was reduced and few new improvements could be made.[5]

By 2009, there were 11 VH-3Ds and eight VH-60Ns in service for the president and other prominent individuals.[4] On 16 July 2009, Marine One flew with an all-female crew for the first time. This was also the final flight of Major Jennifer Grieves, who was the first woman pilot to fly the president.[6]

 
Inside a VH-3D Marine One transporting President Barack Obama (seated with back to camera), seated with National Security Advisor James L. Jones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left to right).

As of 2009, Marine One had never had an accident or been attacked.[7] However, in 2006, President George W. Bush boarded Marine One with his departing press secretary, but the helicopter "would not work", so the president left the White House in a car.[8]

Replacement edit

The September 11 attacks on the United States led to widespread agreement that the Marine One helicopter fleet needed significant upgrades to its communication, transportation, and security systems, but weight limitations prevented the changes.[5]

VXX program edit

In April 2002, the Department of Defense began the VXX program, which assigned the Navy to design new presidential helicopters by 2011.[9] In November 2002, the White House asked the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the development of the new aircraft; the Defense Department said a new helicopter would be ready by the end of 2008,[5] and asked companies bidding on the project to begin development and production simultaneously.[9]

Initial contracting effort edit

Many specifications for the new aircraft were secret. Industry publications and testimony at congressional briefings revealed that it was to be 64 feet (20 m) long, carry 14 passengers, be able to carry several thousand pounds of baggage and gear, and have a range greater than those of the VH-3D and the VH-60N. The helicopter's defenses were to include radar jamming and deception, to ward off anti-aircraft missiles; protection of key electronics against nuclear electromagnetic pulse; and an encrypted telecommunications system and videoconferencing.[8]

The only competitors for the contract were Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft. Lockheed joined with AgustaWestland, a British and Italian aircraft company, to offer a version of the AgustaWestland AW101. Sikorsky proposed using its S-92.[10] The Navy awarded the contract to Lockheed Martin in January 2005,[11] to develop and build 28 helicopters.[10] The helicopter was designated VH-71 Kestrel.[5] Five of the initial, less sophisticated version of the VH-71 were due for delivery in 2010, with 23 of the upgraded version due for delivery in 2015. The goal was to retire all VH-3Ds and VH-60Ns along with the five initial VH-71s in 2015, leaving the Marine One fleet with 23 helicopters.[8]

Cost overruns and cancellation edit

By March 2008, the previously estimated $6.1 billion cost of the 28 helicopters had increased to $11.2 billion. Government officials were surprised to discover that each VH-71 would cost $400 million, more than the cost of one Boeing VC-25 "Air Force One" airplane. Lockheed Martin blamed the Navy for the cost overruns, saying that more than 1,900 extra requirements were added to the project after the contract was signed. The Navy said no extra requirements were added. The company also cited the need to redesign the VH-71 to Navy standards, and an incomplete understanding by the Navy and Lockheed Martin of how much retrofitting the civilian aircraft would need to meet the White House's specifications.[8]

In June 2009, the VH-71 program was canceled because of these cost overruns,[11] which had grown to more than an estimated $13 billion.[9] A Government Accountability Office report issued in March 2011 named three sources of cost overruns. First, asking for development at the same time as production led to extensive retrofitting of models that had just been built. Second, a complete review of the system's requirements was not made until four months after production started, and only then was it discovered that the VH-71's design could not meet the program's needs. Third, the Defense Department and the White House asked for excessive combat and communications capabilities.[9]

Marine Corps contract revival edit
 
A developmental VH-92A helicopter conducts landing and take-off testing at the White House South Lawn in September 2018.

Shortly after the program's cancellation, the Marine Corps restarted the program.[11] This time, instead of running development and production concurrently, the Corps created an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), which more clearly outlined the aircraft's requirements. The Department approved the ICD in August 2009, naming it the VXX Helicopter Replacement Program.[11] In February 2010, the Navy asked private industry for input in an Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) to meet the project's needs. Among the options the Navy suggested was purchasing a single aircraft but developing two versions on it. Another option raised by the AOA was to buy two different aircraft—a "civilian" version, with a bathroom, executive suite, and galley, and a "military" version, with complete command and control capabilities. The AOA drew interest from more than two companies. These included Boeing, which told the press that either its CH-47 Chinook or its Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey could meet the AOA's requirements. Because the AOA contemplated a much longer process of design and production, the Navy said it intended to spend $500 million to keep the VH-3Ds and VH-60s flying.[12] Boeing also said it could adapt the VH-71, if the Navy and Marine Corps wished.[13]

In July 2013, the Department of Defense waived the requirement that companies build prototypes. The Department's analysis showed that the cost of making prototypes was unlikely to generate benefits. The Department said that it was proceeding with VXX development using an in-production aircraft with existing, proven systems.[14] A draft request for proposals was released on 23 November 2012.[15]

Final contract award edit

By August 2013, all interested companies, including Northrop GrummanAgustaWestland and Bell–Boeing, had withdrawn from the VXX bidding, except Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky had partnered with Lockheed Martin, and said it intended to use the S-92 as the base aircraft.[15] A new deadline in 2020 was established for the 23-helicopter fleet to be in operation.[15] On 7 May 2014, the Navy awarded Sikorsky Aircraft a $1.24 billion contract to build six presidential helicopters, designated Sikorsky VH-92. A fleet of 21 helicopters is expected to be in service by 2023.[16]

Current operations edit

 
VH-60N over Washington, D.C.

Marine One is the preferred alternative to motorcades, which can be expensive and logistically difficult. The controlled environment of a helicopter is also considered to add a safety factor. The HMX-1 fleet is also used to transport senior Cabinet staff and foreign dignitaries. HMX-1 operates 35 helicopters of four different types as of 2009.[17]

More than 800 Marines supervise the operation of the Marine One fleet, which is based in MCAF Quantico, Virginia, with an additional operating location at Naval Support Facility Anacostia in the District of Columbia, but is more often seen in action on the South Lawn of the White House or at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland. At Andrews, the helicopter is sometimes used to connect to Air Force One for longer journeys. Marine One is met on the ground by at least one Marine in full dress uniform (most often two, with one acting as an armed guard). According to a story told by Bruce Babbitt, President Clinton, in his final days of office, while flying over and landing in a remote area near the Grand Canyon, found a Marine waiting on the rock ready to salute him.[18] Marine aviators flying Marine One do not wear regular flight suits during flights, but rather the Marine Blue Dress Charlie uniform.[citation needed]

At a presidential inauguration, the Marines offer the outgoing president a final flight from the Capitol to Joint Base Andrews.

Security measures edit

As a security measure, Marine One often flies in a group of as many as five identical helicopters. One helicopter carries the president, while the others serve as decoys. Upon take-off these helicopters shift in formation to obscure the location of the president. This has been referred to as a "presidential shell game".[19] Marine One is also equipped with standard military anti-missile countermeasures such as flares to counter heat-seeking missiles and chaff to counter radar-guided missiles, as well as AN/ALQ-144A infrared countermeasures.[20][21][22] To add to the security of Marine One, every member of HMX-1 is required to pass a Yankee White background check before touching any of the helicopters used for presidential travel.[23]

Long-distance transport edit

Marine One is transported via C-17 Globemaster or C-5 Galaxy military transport planes (as is the president's limousine) wherever the president travels within the U.S., as well as overseas.[17] Even if, during a foreign trip, the president does not use Marine One, at least one helicopter is on standby in a hangar of a local airport or air base to depart if need be.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ . United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ^ Video: British H-Bomb Fired As Debate On Atom Test Ban Rages, 1957/06/03 (1957). Universal Newsreel. 1957. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Brent, P.T. (February 2009). . Leatherneck Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b "VH-71 Officially Dead." 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine AIR International, 4 June 2009. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d GAO-11-380R, "Defense Acquisitions: Application of Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program", p. 2. Government Accountability Office. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 25 March 2011. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  6. ^ Superville, Darlene (16 July 2009). . Marine Corps Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  7. ^ (Television production). Discovery Channel. 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d Baker, Peter. "Cost Nearly Doubles For Marine One Fleet." Washington Post, 17 March 2008. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d Aitoro, Jill R. "Failed Helicopter Program, Revisited." Washington Business Journal, 28 March 2011. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b . Agence-France Presse, 24 February 2009. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d GAO-11-380R, Defense Acquisitions: Application of Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program, p. 3. Government Accountability Office. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 25 March 2011. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  12. ^ Trimble, Stephen. "New VXX Competition Reveals Changes for US Presidential Helicopter." Flight International, 18 February 2010. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  13. ^ Trimble, Stephen. "Boeing Says AW101 One of Its Three Options for VXX." Flight International, 6 June 2010. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  14. ^ GAO-13-826R, "Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program", p. 1-2. Government Accountability Office. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 6 September 2013. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  15. ^ a b c Cavas, Christopher. "Sikorsky the Only Apparent Bidder for VXX." Defense News, 3 August 2013. Accessed 9 September 2013.
  16. ^ Christian Davenport. . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  17. ^ a b . National Geographic, 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  18. ^ . BLM.gov, 17 February 2000.
  19. ^ . Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  20. ^ "HMX-1: Marine One Presidential Pilots". Chonday.com. April 2015.
  21. ^ "AN/ALQ-144 Infrared Jammer". Military.com.
  22. ^
  23. ^ HMX-1. GlobalSecurity.org, 2010-08-11.

References edit

  • Brent, P. T. (February 2009). . Leatherneck Magazine. Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps Association (February 2009): 18–21. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  • . 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009.
  • . 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.
  • Collins, Gail (14 May 2009). "Trouble on Air Obama". The New York Times.
  • . Federal Aviation Administration. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2010. FAA Order 7110.65 article

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For other uses see Marine One disambiguation Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the president of the United States 1 It usually denotes a helicopter operated by Marine Helicopter Squadron One HMX 1 Nighthawks consisting of either the large Sikorsky VH 3D Sea King or the newer smaller VH 60N White Hawk Both helicopters are called White Tops because of their livery Any Marine Corps aircraft carrying the vice president of the United States without the president has the call sign Marine Two Marine One in flight over Washington D C 2005 Contents 1 History 1 1 Replacement 1 1 1 VXX program 1 1 1 1 Initial contracting effort 1 1 1 2 Cost overruns and cancellation 1 1 1 3 Marine Corps contract revival 1 1 1 4 Final contract award 2 Current operations 2 1 Security measures 2 2 Long distance transport 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp A former VH 3 Marine One at the Ronald Reagan Presidential LibraryThe first use of a helicopter to transport the president was in 1957 when President Dwight D Eisenhower traveled on a Bell UH 13J Sioux 2 The president wanted a quick way to reach his summer home in Pennsylvania Using Air Force One would have been impractical over such a short distance and there was no airfield near his home with a paved runway to support fixed wing aircraft so Eisenhower instructed his staff to investigate other modes of transport and a Sikorsky UH 34 Seahorse helicopter was commissioned 3 The early aircraft lacked the amenities of its modern successors such as air conditioning and an aircraft lavatory for use in flight In 1958 the H 13 was replaced by the Sikorsky H 34 which was succeeded in 1961 by the VH 3A nbsp Richard Nixon boarding Marine One on July 16 1972 Not long after helicopters for presidential transport were introduced presidential aides asked the Marine Corps to investigate using the White House South Lawn for landing 3 There was ample room and the protocol was established 3 Until 1976 the Marine Corps shared the responsibility of helicopter transportation for the president with the United States Army Army helicopters used the call sign Army One while the president was on board nbsp President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan board Marine One 1987The VH 3D entered service in 1978 The VH 60N entered service in 1987 and has served alongside the VH 3D 4 Improvements were made to both models of helicopter after their introduction to take advantage of technological developments and to meet new mission requirements By about 2001 it was clear that so much extra weight had been added to the helicopters that mission capability was reduced and few new improvements could be made 5 By 2009 there were 11 VH 3Ds and eight VH 60Ns in service for the president and other prominent individuals 4 On 16 July 2009 Marine One flew with an all female crew for the first time This was also the final flight of Major Jennifer Grieves who was the first woman pilot to fly the president 6 nbsp Inside a VH 3D Marine One transporting President Barack Obama seated with back to camera seated with National Security Advisor James L Jones Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm Michael Mullen Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left to right As of 2009 Marine One had never had an accident or been attacked 7 However in 2006 President George W Bush boarded Marine One with his departing press secretary but the helicopter would not work so the president left the White House in a car 8 Replacement edit Main articles VXX and Lockheed Martin VH 71 Kestrel This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably Please consider splitting content into sub articles condensing it or adding subheadings Please discuss this issue on the article s talk page November 2017 The September 11 attacks on the United States led to widespread agreement that the Marine One helicopter fleet needed significant upgrades to its communication transportation and security systems but weight limitations prevented the changes 5 VXX program edit In April 2002 the Department of Defense began the VXX program which assigned the Navy to design new presidential helicopters by 2011 9 In November 2002 the White House asked the Secretary of Defense to accelerate the development of the new aircraft the Defense Department said a new helicopter would be ready by the end of 2008 5 and asked companies bidding on the project to begin development and production simultaneously 9 Initial contracting effort edit Many specifications for the new aircraft were secret Industry publications and testimony at congressional briefings revealed that it was to be 64 feet 20 m long carry 14 passengers be able to carry several thousand pounds of baggage and gear and have a range greater than those of the VH 3D and the VH 60N The helicopter s defenses were to include radar jamming and deception to ward off anti aircraft missiles protection of key electronics against nuclear electromagnetic pulse and an encrypted telecommunications system and videoconferencing 8 The only competitors for the contract were Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft Lockheed joined with AgustaWestland a British and Italian aircraft company to offer a version of the AgustaWestland AW101 Sikorsky proposed using its S 92 10 The Navy awarded the contract to Lockheed Martin in January 2005 11 to develop and build 28 helicopters 10 The helicopter was designated VH 71 Kestrel 5 Five of the initial less sophisticated version of the VH 71 were due for delivery in 2010 with 23 of the upgraded version due for delivery in 2015 The goal was to retire all VH 3Ds and VH 60Ns along with the five initial VH 71s in 2015 leaving the Marine One fleet with 23 helicopters 8 Cost overruns and cancellation edit By March 2008 the previously estimated 6 1 billion cost of the 28 helicopters had increased to 11 2 billion Government officials were surprised to discover that each VH 71 would cost 400 million more than the cost of one Boeing VC 25 Air Force One airplane Lockheed Martin blamed the Navy for the cost overruns saying that more than 1 900 extra requirements were added to the project after the contract was signed The Navy said no extra requirements were added The company also cited the need to redesign the VH 71 to Navy standards and an incomplete understanding by the Navy and Lockheed Martin of how much retrofitting the civilian aircraft would need to meet the White House s specifications 8 In June 2009 the VH 71 program was canceled because of these cost overruns 11 which had grown to more than an estimated 13 billion 9 A Government Accountability Office report issued in March 2011 named three sources of cost overruns First asking for development at the same time as production led to extensive retrofitting of models that had just been built Second a complete review of the system s requirements was not made until four months after production started and only then was it discovered that the VH 71 s design could not meet the program s needs Third the Defense Department and the White House asked for excessive combat and communications capabilities 9 Marine Corps contract revival edit nbsp A developmental VH 92A helicopter conducts landing and take off testing at the White House South Lawn in September 2018 Shortly after the program s cancellation the Marine Corps restarted the program 11 This time instead of running development and production concurrently the Corps created an Initial Capabilities Document ICD which more clearly outlined the aircraft s requirements The Department approved the ICD in August 2009 naming it the VXX Helicopter Replacement Program 11 In February 2010 the Navy asked private industry for input in an Analysis of Alternatives AOA to meet the project s needs Among the options the Navy suggested was purchasing a single aircraft but developing two versions on it Another option raised by the AOA was to buy two different aircraft a civilian version with a bathroom executive suite and galley and a military version with complete command and control capabilities The AOA drew interest from more than two companies These included Boeing which told the press that either its CH 47 Chinook or its Bell Boeing V 22 Osprey could meet the AOA s requirements Because the AOA contemplated a much longer process of design and production the Navy said it intended to spend 500 million to keep the VH 3Ds and VH 60s flying 12 Boeing also said it could adapt the VH 71 if the Navy and Marine Corps wished 13 In July 2013 the Department of Defense waived the requirement that companies build prototypes The Department s analysis showed that the cost of making prototypes was unlikely to generate benefits The Department said that it was proceeding with VXX development using an in production aircraft with existing proven systems 14 A draft request for proposals was released on 23 November 2012 15 Final contract award edit By August 2013 all interested companies including Northrop Grumman AgustaWestland and Bell Boeing had withdrawn from the VXX bidding except Sikorsky Aircraft Sikorsky had partnered with Lockheed Martin and said it intended to use the S 92 as the base aircraft 15 A new deadline in 2020 was established for the 23 helicopter fleet to be in operation 15 On 7 May 2014 the Navy awarded Sikorsky Aircraft a 1 24 billion contract to build six presidential helicopters designated Sikorsky VH 92 A fleet of 21 helicopters is expected to be in service by 2023 16 Current operations edit nbsp VH 60N over Washington D C Marine One is the preferred alternative to motorcades which can be expensive and logistically difficult The controlled environment of a helicopter is also considered to add a safety factor The HMX 1 fleet is also used to transport senior Cabinet staff and foreign dignitaries HMX 1 operates 35 helicopters of four different types as of 2009 17 More than 800 Marines supervise the operation of the Marine One fleet which is based in MCAF Quantico Virginia with an additional operating location at Naval Support Facility Anacostia in the District of Columbia but is more often seen in action on the South Lawn of the White House or at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland At Andrews the helicopter is sometimes used to connect to Air Force One for longer journeys Marine One is met on the ground by at least one Marine in full dress uniform most often two with one acting as an armed guard According to a story told by Bruce Babbitt President Clinton in his final days of office while flying over and landing in a remote area near the Grand Canyon found a Marine waiting on the rock ready to salute him 18 Marine aviators flying Marine One do not wear regular flight suits during flights but rather the Marine Blue Dress Charlie uniform citation needed At a presidential inauguration the Marines offer the outgoing president a final flight from the Capitol to Joint Base Andrews Security measures edit As a security measure Marine One often flies in a group of as many as five identical helicopters One helicopter carries the president while the others serve as decoys Upon take off these helicopters shift in formation to obscure the location of the president This has been referred to as a presidential shell game 19 Marine One is also equipped with standard military anti missile countermeasures such as flares to counter heat seeking missiles and chaff to counter radar guided missiles as well as AN ALQ 144A infrared countermeasures 20 21 22 To add to the security of Marine One every member of HMX 1 is required to pass a Yankee White background check before touching any of the helicopters used for presidential travel 23 Long distance transport edit Marine One is transported via C 17 Globemaster or C 5 Galaxy military transport planes as is the president s limousine wherever the president travels within the U S as well as overseas 17 Even if during a foreign trip the president does not use Marine One at least one helicopter is on standby in a hangar of a local airport or air base to depart if need be See also editAir transports of heads of state and governmentNotes edit HMX 1 Executive Flight Detachment United States Marine Corps Archived from the original on 23 March 2010 Retrieved 22 June 2010 Video British H Bomb Fired As Debate On Atom Test Ban Rages 1957 06 03 1957 Universal Newsreel 1957 Retrieved 21 February 2012 a b c Brent P T February 2009 Marine One Welcome aboard Leatherneck Magazine Archived from the original on 29 March 2009 Retrieved 29 January 2009 a b VH 71 Officially Dead Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine AIR International 4 June 2009 Accessed 9 September 2013 a b c d GAO 11 380R Defense Acquisitions Application of Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program p 2 Government Accountability Office Washington D C U S Government Printing Office 25 March 2011 Accessed 9 September 2013 Superville Darlene 16 July 2009 First Female Marine One pilot finishes tour Marine Corps Times Associated Press Archived from the original on 26 August 2011 Retrieved 20 July 2009 On Board Marine One Television production Discovery Channel 25 January 2009 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 26 January 2009 a b c d Baker Peter Cost Nearly Doubles For Marine One Fleet Washington Post 17 March 2008 Accessed 9 September 2013 a b c d Aitoro Jill R Failed Helicopter Program Revisited Washington Business Journal 28 March 2011 Accessed 9 September 2013 a b Obama Mulls Chopping Costs On Helicopter Fleet Agence France Presse 24 February 2009 Accessed 9 September 2013 a b c d GAO 11 380R Defense Acquisitions Application of Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program p 3 Government Accountability Office Washington D C U S Government Printing Office 25 March 2011 Accessed 9 September 2013 Trimble Stephen New VXX Competition Reveals Changes for US Presidential Helicopter Flight International 18 February 2010 Accessed 9 September 2013 Trimble Stephen Boeing Says AW101 One of Its Three Options for VXX Flight International 6 June 2010 Accessed 9 September 2013 GAO 13 826R Department of Defense s Waiver of Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program p 1 2 Government Accountability Office Washington D C U S Government Printing Office 6 September 2013 Accessed 9 September 2013 a b c Cavas Christopher Sikorsky the Only Apparent Bidder for VXX Defense News 3 August 2013 Accessed 9 September 2013 Christian Davenport Sikorsky wins 1 2 billion contract to build Marine One helicopters The Washington Post Archived from the original on 9 May 2014 Retrieved 14 May 2014 a b On Board Marine One Presidential Fleet National Geographic 2009 Retrieved 5 September 2013 Speech by Bruce Babbitt BLM gov 17 February 2000 Marine One The President Doesn t Just Have An Airplane Helimart Archived from the original on 12 May 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2014 HMX 1 Marine One Presidential Pilots Chonday com April 2015 AN ALQ 144 Infrared Jammer Military com Suppression Systems for the AH 1 Helicopter and OV 1 Aircraft and the AN ALQ 144 Jammer for Helicopters HMX 1 GlobalSecurity org 2010 08 11 References editBrent P T February 2009 Marine One Welcome Aboard Leatherneck Magazine Quantico Virginia Marine Corps Association February 2009 18 21 Archived from the original on 11 October 2009 Retrieved 4 April 2009 Dallas News Editorial 24 June 2009 Archived from the original on 27 June 2009 Citizens Against Government Waste Press Release 20 May 2009 Archived from the original on 22 June 2009 Collins Gail 14 May 2009 Trouble on Air Obama The New York Times Order JO 7110 65T Air Traffic Control 2 4 20 7 8 Federal Aviation Administration 11 February 2010 Archived from the original on 12 October 2009 Retrieved 16 June 2010 FAA Order 7110 65 articleExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media 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