Men and Women of Air Wing One

The men and women of Air Wing One serve as naval aviators and support crew whom President Bartlet visited one morning in September. Bartlet singles them out in his benediction at the Naval Warfare Center Crane, placing their encounter alongside memories of the Great Wall, the House chamber, kings, cardinals, and a Supreme Court appointment. This recollection transforms campaign tension into shared pride, casting them as emblems of military duty that anchor the presidency in everyday service and national grace.