Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the president of the United States. As of 2026, after the White House South Lawn helipad was constructed, the call sign
VH-92 test landing on South Lawn
A VH-34D presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in 1961
A former VH-3 Marine One at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Inside a VH-3D Marine One transporting President Barack Obama (seated with back to camera), seated with National Security Advisor James L. Jones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left to right).
The Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin VH-92 Patriot is an American helicopter operated in the United States Marine Corps' Marine One U.S. presidential transport fleet. It is a militarized variant of the Sikors
Marine One
…the call sign commonly assigned to a presidential transport helicopter operated by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) "Nighthawks" is the new VH-92A Patriot and smaller VH-60N "White Hawk" with the VH-3D Sea King being retired. The helicopters are called "White Tops" because of their livery. Any Marine Corps…
U.S. Marine Corps VH-92A flying during HMX-1's 75th Anniversary Reunion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia in June 2022.
A developmental VH-92A helicopter conducts landing and take-off testing on White House South Lawn with Washington Monument background in September 2018
Lockheed Martin headquarters