25 Feb 1986

First inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos held at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila, December 30, 1965 (Public Domain)
1986: Following a massive political protest in the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos and his entourage flew into exile.  On 25 February, the 31 ARRS used five H-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopters to evacuate President Marcos and 51 other people from the Presidential Palace in Manila to Clark AB.  A C-9 Nightingale then flew Marcos and his family to Guam.  On 26 February, two C-141s and a C-9 carried Marcos and his entire entourage to Hickam AFB.