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Caption:
CH-53 crew chiefs Cpl. Micheal Ross, a 20 year-old native of Newport,
R.I., and Staff Sgt. Richard W. Ide, A 27 year-old from Pelzer, S.C.,
begin a preflight inspection of CH53 #31. Working on the Green Side of
the compound prepares them for the switch to the White Side and helps
out their White Side partners. "We support the White Side mission by
providing additional flight support on presidential flights, lifting
the press, secret service agents, gear, tools and personnel," Ide said.
HMX-1 wasn't quite what he expected. "This is HMX-1, I expected it to
be brand new helos and facilities. But it's not. It's the same gear and
facilities as used by the rest of the Corps," he said. “We just
lift a lot more important people like VIPs, generals, the Secretary of
Defense, the Commandant and the Assistant Commandant.”
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