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

[Ken]

I doubt that the helos carry the limos.  Also when the president flies isn't 
there more than 1 helo that flys to confuse/prevent a ground/air missle or 
other attack?

It's doubful that a separate ASOC would be set up.  It's a very expensive 
proposition for taxpayers when the president makes these political related 
trips (I think we should get some corporate sponsors for these trips & 
basically make a press statement courtesy of (sort of like public television 
now does)), BUT hey  it is a mecca for monitoring hobbyists.

Ken



From: "Ben Russell" <benrussellpa at yahoo.com>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:00 AM
Subject: [MilCom] Presidential visit, HMX-1, temporary AWOS?


>
> 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.
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