Talk:Marine One

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Contents 1 Rumor? 2 Anacostia Naval Station 3 Number 4 Uniforms

[edit] Rumor?

Is there a source for this? It really smells like a rumor: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.141.37.245 (talk • contribs)

Bill Clinton flew across the Grand Canyon in Marine One shortly before leaving office, and upon landing, was surprised to find a single Marine

Try www.snopes.com. (Born2flie 02:08, 23 July 2006 (UTC))

In his final days of office, while flying over and landing near the Grand Canyon, President Bill Clinton was stunned to find a Marine waiting on the rock ready to salute him.

If you read the article cited it says nothing about President Clinton being surprised or stunned. Editing to say what it really said. That is Bruce Babbitt, the Secretary of the Interior speaking. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jordancpeterson (talk • contribs) 11:49, 5 May 2007.

I'm really not sure the relevance of this to the article. - BillCJ 17:29, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anacostia Naval Station

The role of Anacostia Naval Station is no where mentioned in this article. - Rollo44 22:54, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Number

"More than 800 Marines supervise the operation of the Marine One fleet." Where did the number 800 come from? ~ Rollo44 07:00, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uniforms

I removed the claim that the Marine pilots wear their dress uniforms while flying the chopper...Where did anyone come up with that? If you look at the pilot in the photo of the Reagans getting out of the chopper, you can see the pilot, and it is very clear that he is not wearing a dress uniform. Therefore, I am again removing the claim until someone can prove otherwise. ZooCrewMan (talk) 07:18, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

• Actually it is true. It must have been a change instituted since Reagan was president. I'll see if I can find a photo and a reference for it.--Looper5920 (talk) 15:03, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
• I'm sorry, but how do you know it's true? I realize this is a stupid thing to have a dispute over, but what makes you an authority on what uniforms the pilots wear? And if, as you claim, they wear dress blues, does that mean that the AF pilots wear dress blues when they pilot Air Force One? ZooCrewMan (talk) 02:15, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
• Take it easy there. The pilots fly in the Dress Blue "C" or "D" uniform. Not the Dress Blue "B". I am not going to add it until I can find a good ref to support it so there is no dispute. What the Air Force does? I have no idea. --Looper5920 (talk) 02:25, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
• Sorry if I came off as hostile. As I re-read what I wrote, I can see how you can take it as being less than friendly, I didn't mean it like that. All I was trying to do, was to ask how you know that to be true. Were you a Marine One Pilot? How are you so certain that is the case?ZooCrewMan (talk) 05:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC)