HMX-1
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Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron responsible for the transportation of the president and vice president of the United States, heads of state, Department of Defense officials, and other VIPs as directed by the Marine Corps and White House Military Office. A Marine helicopter with the president aboard uses the call sign "Marine One". Previously, HMX-1 was also tasked with operational test and evaluation (OT&E). This task was reassigned to VMX-1 in Yuma, Arizona; since the contract award of the new presidential helicopter in 2014 to Sikors
Key facts
- Military unit.unit_name
- Marine Helicopter Squadron 1
- Military unit.image
- HMX-1 Insignia.svg
- Military unit.image_size
- 200px
- Military unit.caption
- HMX-1 insignia
- Military unit.dates
- 1 December 1947 – present
- Military unit.type
- Medium Helicopter Squadron
- Military unit.role
- VIP TransportOperational Testing and Evaluation
- Military unit.command_structure
- Headquarters Marine Corps
- Military unit.current_commander
- Colonel Bradley J. Harms
- Military unit.garrison
- Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico
- Military unit.nickname
- "The Nighthawks", "Marine One"
- Military unit.colors_label
- Tail Code
- Military unit.notable_commanders
- Keith B. McCutcheonEdward C. Dyer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- squadron
- Country
- United States
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Official website
- www.hqmc.marines.mil/hmx-1
- Image
- HMX-1 Insignia.svg
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- Commons category
- Marine Helicopter Squadron 1
- inception
- 1947-12-01
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Aircraft
- Executive Flight Detachment
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron responsible for the transportation of the president and vice president of the United States, heads of state, Department of Defense officials, and other VIPs as directed by the Marine Corps and White House Military Office. A Marine helicopter with the president aboard uses the call sign "Marine One". Previously, HMX-1 was also tasked with operational test and evaluation (OT&E). This task was reassigned to VMX-1 in Yuma, Arizona; since the contract award of the new presidential helicopter in 2014 to Sikorsky Aircraft. However, HMX-1 assumed the temporary role of OT&E for the designated aircraft, because of its unique nature and mission as the transport of important people for the U.S. Government. The VH-92A first flew in 2017 and became operational in 2024. Nicknamed "Nighthawks", HMX-1 is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, Virginia, and maintains detachments at Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling in Washington, D.C., and Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Maryland.
==History== thumb|left|A VH-34D presidential helicopter (BuNo 147201) on the South Lawn of the White House in 1961
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