Jet Black JB Anacostia-Bolling VH-60 11 CONS Lithograph

Jet Black JB Anacostia-Bolling VH-60 11 CONS Jet Black Lithograph by Squadron Posters!

Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) was established in December 1947 as an experimental unit to test and evaluate helicopters and tactics. In September 1957, the squadron made history when President Dwight D. Eisenhower, while vacationing in Rhode Island, was required to return to Washington, DC on short notice. He boarded an HMX-1 UH-34 in Newport for a flight across the bay to Naval Air Station Quonset Point, marking the first time an American President had flown on a Marine helicopter.

Today, HMX-1 continues to provide helicopter transportation for the President and Vice President, and “Marine One” is the call sign when the President is on board one of the HMX-1 Marine helicopters. Marine One has flown in 32 foreign countries and has landed at such faraway places as England’s Windsor Castle, Japan’s Akasaka Palace, Colombia’s Bolivar Square, the Demilitarized Zone of South Korea, and Kuwait’s Bayan Palace. The VH-60N (Blackhawk) and CH-46E (Sea Knight) have also been used as “Marine One”.

Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle!

This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!