Blue Angels Announce 2007 Show Schedule

GreatAmerican
Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:29:54 +0000

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) – The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced their schedule for the 2007 show season.

Following winter training, the team will begin its 61st season at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., March 10, 2007. It will conclude Nov. 10 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.

The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 66 demonstrations at 35 air show sites throughout the United States, as they celebrate 20 years of flying the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.

Demonstration sites are selected in support of the objectives of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Department of Defense. Public performances greatly assist Navy and Marine Corps recruiting and retention goals, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women, and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the armed forces to bolster pride in the American public.

“The Blue Angels are fired up and ready for a safe and exhilarating show season,” said Cmdr. Kevin Mannix, Blue Angels flight leader and commanding officer. “While we wanted to perform at every air show site, we have a limited number of available performance dates each season. Every venue that requested to host the Blue Angels received the Navy’s utmost consideration.”

The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform at the following locations in 2007.

March: -10 Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. -17-18 Davis Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Ariz. -24 Tyndall AFB, Fla. -31 MacDill AFB, Fla.

April: -01 MacDill AFB, Fla. -14-15 Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas -21-22 MCAS Beaufort, S.C. -28-29 Vidalia, Ga.

May: -05-06 Offutt AFB, Neb. -12 Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. -19-20 La Crosse, Wis. -23 U.S. Naval Academy, Md. -26-27 Millville, N.J.

June: -02-03 Rockford, Ill. -09-10 Tinker AFB, Okla. -16-17 Fargo, N.D. -23-24 North Kingstown, R.I. -30 Battle Creek, Mich.

July: -01 Battle Creek, Mich. -07-08 Ypsilanti, Mich. -14-15 McConnell AFB, Kan. -21 Pensacola Beach, Fla. -28-29 Bozeman, Mont.

August: -04-05 Seattle, Wash. -11-12 Hillsboro, Ore. -25-26 Indianapolis, Ind.

September: -01-03St. Louis, Mo. -08-09 NAS Oceana, Va. -15-16 NAS Brunswick, Maine -22-23 Millington, Tenn. -29-30 Salinas, Calif.

October: -06-07 San Francisco, Calif. -13-14 MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii -20-21 Fort Worth, Texas -27-28 Muskogee, Okla.

November: -03-04 Jacksonville Beach, Fla. -09-10 NAS Pensacola, Fla.

Although these dates have been approved, they are subject to change. For the most updated schedule information, log on to the team’s official Web site at www.blueangels.navy.mil. - -For more news from around the fleet, visit www.navy.mil.

Story Number: NNS061205-11 - Release Date: 12/5/2006 4:19:00 PM

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December 5, 2006