AIR FORCE 1 1/72 US MARINE CORPS BELL MV-22 OSPREY 168332 (AF1-0012B)

The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey  is an aircraft that utilizes tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed wing aircraft. This gives the aircraft the ability to fly at a higher altitude and twice as fast as a helicopter, resulting in a much longer range. It’s because of these unique capabilities that the V-22 is used by the military for a wide-range of missions. One of these unique missions is with the Marine Corps as part of their HMX-1 Presidential Airlift Squadron.

The V-22 plays a vital role in HMX-1 supporting presidential travel transporting presidential material and support personnel passengers, as well as members of the media. The Marine Corps currently have 12 V-22s within the HMX-1 Presidential Airflift Squadron. This being ono of them. When the POTUS is onboard they use the call sign “Marine One”