marine one lands on the south lawn at the white house.
where does marine one land at the white house?
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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. marine aviators flying marine one do not wear regular flight suits during flights, but rather the marine blue dress bravo uniform.
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marine one has not been the subject of any accident or attack through 2009. however, in 2006, president george w. bush boarded marine one with his departing press secretary, and the ignition on marine one's engines failed. the president was forced to exit the helicopter and depart the white house in an automobile.





























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the september 11 attacks on the u.s. led to widespread agreement that the marine one helicopter fleet needed significant upgrades to its communication, transportation, and security systems. but these could not be made due to the weight already added to the aircraft.
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