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==Executive Flight Detachment== [[File:Bell-Boeing MV-22B 168339 HMX-1 FDK MD1.jpg|thumb|A [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|MV-22B]] of HMX-1 Executive Flight, supporting the Camp David summit, of U.S. President Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Maryland]] The presidential and VIP flights are conducted by "Whiteside", the Executive Flight Detachment. Most activities of Whiteside are directed by the [[White House Military Office]]. Whiteside, although based at Quantico, Virginia, operates extensively out of an adjunct facility at [[Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling|Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Operations by "Greenside", which is the rest of HMX-1, include operational test and evaluation, such as with the V-22, a [[VTOL|vertical take-off and landing]] [[tiltrotor]] aircraft, and support of exercises and training evolutions for the [[Marine Corps Combat Development Command]] at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]], Virginia. The "X" in its squadron designator originally stood for Experimental, emblematic of its original mission of testing new helicopters and flight systems. However, as its operational role in VIP transportation overshadowed its operational test and evaluation role, the "Experimental" moniker was dropped, although the squadron designator was left unchanged. Marines who fly in the Executive Flight Detachment may be eligible for the [[Presidential Service Badge]] after a certain term of service.
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