[MilCom] Presidential visit, HMX-1, temporary AWOS?

[Ben Russell]

When Bush came to Limerick, PA last week he rode AF-1 in to Philly
International and then rode Marine-1 from Philly out to the Limerick Airport.

While I was at the Limerick airport, I monitored an AWOS broadcast on 238.850. 
Would this have been a temporary broadcast set up for the HMX-1 aircraft and
the CAP flights or was this just an image from a VHF broadcast?

Also, do the HMX-1 aircraft carry cargo or just passengers?  There were two
VH-3D's and three CH-46E's in the convoy (at least I think that's what they
were).  I'm curious as to whether the motorcade vehicles are transported in the
helos or if they are simply moved on the ground everywhere they need to go. 
Since Bush was heading in to Center City Philadelphia immediately after his
Limerick visit, I assumed the limos and such must have been loaded on the
helos.  Otherwise, he would need two sets of motorcade vehicles for his visit
to the area (one for Limerick and one for Philly).



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