United States Navy Blue Angels History
In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan struck the Florida Panhandle. The Blue Angels stood down for two weeks to clean up their homes and work spaces. Then, they went back to work and continued their air show season.
Following sequestration in April 2013, the Navy announced the remaining air show season was cancelled as one of many steps to ensure resources would be in place for forces operating forward deployed. The Blue Angels remained committed to their mission though, reached out to the local community, and performed more than 500 community outreach events, totaling more than 5,000 hours of community service squadron-wide.
An executive officer position was added to the team in 2014, and for the first time in history, there was a total of 17 Blue Angels officers.
The team celebrated another milestone in history in 2015, when Marine Capt. Katie Higgins was selected to pilot the Blue Angels’ Lockheed Martin C-130T Hercules transport aircraft, making her the first female Blue Angels pilot.
2016 is the team’s 70th anniversary year and marks the Blue Angels’ 30th year flying the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.
Since1946, the Blue Angels have performed for nearly 500 million fans.
Following sequestration in April 2013, the Navy announced the remaining air show season was cancelled as one of many steps to ensure resources would be in place for forces operating forward deployed. The Blue Angels remained committed to their mission though, reached out to the local community, and performed more than 500 community outreach events, totaling more than 5,000 hours of community service squadron-wide.
An executive officer position was added to the team in 2014, and for the first time in history, there was a total of 17 Blue Angels officers.
The team celebrated another milestone in history in 2015, when Marine Capt. Katie Higgins was selected to pilot the Blue Angels’ Lockheed Martin C-130T Hercules transport aircraft, making her the first female Blue Angels pilot.
2016 is the team’s 70th anniversary year and marks the Blue Angels’ 30th year flying the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.
Since1946, the Blue Angels have performed for nearly 500 million fans.