HMX-1 was the largest aviation squadron in the entire Corps, and McGrady had called them all in. They were ready at HMX-1’s Quantico hangar by the time the C-17 had delivered him and his helos back across the country.
“The President will not be flying in a Marine Corps helicopter until we can certify them safe. We will be going over every system in every bird until we find out what happened during the Vice President’s flight.”
The silence in the big hangar was deafening. There were usually tool noises, chatter, systems checks, and the like.
Now there was only silence among the hundreds of Marines crowded into the center of the hangar.
“If it was mechanical, then something got through our White Side security.” And if it wasn’t, that meant he had a traitor in the house. “I’m ordering bot
