The president is going to be getting a new ride. Marine Helicopter squadron one, HMX-1 as it is more commonly known, will be retiring its current presidential helicopters and upgrading. The two current helicopters, VH-3D Sea Kings, that the President uses are 16 and 30 years old and are showing their age. Mr. Obama may not be able to enjoy the new presidential helo though, dubbed VXX. It is not scheduled to come online for another 6 to 12 years.
Along with the new VXX, which will be Marine-1, HMX-1 will recieve up to 20 MV-22 Ospreys. When I first read that I was surprised. I have heard horror stories about the Osprey throughout my career, stories of it being the most likely aircraft to crash and being generally unreliable. But the President will not be flying on the MV-22's, they will be reserved for staff and military personnel. Read the full article at
Navy Times.
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