President Nixon on board Army One. Note the Army Sergeant First Class standing at the doorway, instead of the Marine as usually seen post 1976.
is the
callsign of any
United States Army aircraft carrying the
President of the
United States. From
1957 until
1976, this was usually an Army helicopter transporting the President. Responsibilty for helicopter transportation of the President was divided between the Army and the
U.S. Marine Corps, prior to
1976, when the Marine Corps was given the sole responsiblity of transporting the President by helicopter.
The most famous duty for Army One was on August 9, 1974, when President Richard Nixon delivered his famous "V" sign after resigning his office in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Wherever Army One flies, it is met on the ground by at least one Soldier in full dress uniform .
