Gunnery Sgt. Victor Velez, left, manpower chief and Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Ensley, maintenance control chief with Marine Helicopter Squadron One answer questions during an HMX-1 brief at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 14, 2016. The brief afforded HMX-1 Marines the opportunity to provide information and answer questions about the career opportunities available to pilots, crew chiefs, aircraft maintainers and many other Marines at HMX-1. HMX-1 is responsible for direct helicopter support of the White House, which includes supporting the president, vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of the Navy, commandant of the Marine Corps and all visiting heads of state in the Washington, D.C., area. - Gunnery Sgt. Victor Velez, left, manpower chief and Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Ensley, maintenance control chief with Marine Helicopter Squadron One answer questions during an HMX-1 brief at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 14, 2016. The brief afforded HMX-1 Marines the opportunity to provide information and answer questions about the career opportunities available to pilots, crew chiefs, aircraft maintainers and many other Marines at HMX-1. HMX-1 is responsible for direct helicopter support of the White House, which includes supporting the president, vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of the Navy, commandant of the Marine Corps and all visiting heads of state in the Washington, D.C., area.