We've all seen that picture of Marine One lifting the President from the lawn of the White House. I read that there were 2, to foil bad guys... and they'd go in different directions.
But your tax dollars are sure at work. There aren't 2. or 4, with 2 for down times. Or 6 for extended servicing. Or 8, for foreign postings.
No, there are - or will be - TWENTY THREE!
"After decades of upgrades to a fleet of notoriously cramped Sikorsky VH-3 Sea Kings, the White House has tasked Lockheed Martin with a dramatic, $6.1-billion makeover of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, starting this summer. The goal: to fit a mobile Oval Office into the tight quarters of a chopper. The new fleet will consist of 23 VH-71 aircraft, each of which will have 200 square feet of cabin space, nearly double the Sea King’s 116. "
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