Navy Blue Angels

110215-N-IR859-069 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2011) Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers, commander of U.S. Naval Air Forces, walks with members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, after he flew in the slot position during a practice flight demonstration. Myers made a pre-season visit to Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., where the Blue Angels spend each winter preparing for the upcoming show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jen Blake/Released)

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110215-N-RY232-002 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2011) Rear Adm. William G. Sizemore left, Chief of Naval Air Training, and Capt. Richard Butler, chief of staff for Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, observe the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, practice demonstration over Shade Tree Practice Range in El Centro, Calif. Sizemore and Butler made a pre-season visit to Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., where the Blue Angels spend each winter preparing for the upcoming show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)

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110215-N-IR859-015 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2011) Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers, commander of U.S. Naval Air Forces, is strapped into an F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, by Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Daniel Pascual. Myers made a pre-season visit to Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., where the Blue Angels spend each winter preparing for the upcoming show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jen Blake/Released)

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110215-N-IR859-005 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2011) Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers, commander of U.S. Naval Air Forces, is strapped into an F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, by Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Daniel Pascual. Myers made a pre-season visit to Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., where the Blue Angels spend each winter preparing for the upcoming show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jen Blake/Released)

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110120-N-0092J-018 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2011) Sailors assigned to the avionics work center of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, troubleshoot a heads up display during a morning turns evolution in El Centro, Calif. The Blue Angels are deployed to El Centro to prepare for the upcoming air show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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110120-N-0092J-005 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Jan. 20, 2011) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Brandon Settle, from Pensacola, Fla., assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, performs the duties of ground safety observer while members of the crew chief work center conduct turn instruction during a morning turns evolution in El Centro, Calif. The Blue Angels are deployed to El Centro to prepare for the upcoming show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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110108-N-0092J-011 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2011) Lt. David Tickle, the pilot of Blue Angel number 7 and narrator for the 2011 Navy flight demonstration squadron, does a walk around inspection before conducting a functional check flight over Naval Air Facility El Centro. The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, spend the winter months in El Centro to prepare for the upcoming air show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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101203-N-0092J-196 FORT WORTH, Texas. (Dec. 2, 2010) Sailors and Marines assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, carry bags of toys to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. The Blue Angels delivered thousands of toys donated by Lockheed Martin employees to the Marine Corps Reserve Forces Command Toys for Tots program. Toys

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101203-N-0092J-148 FORT WORTH, Texas. (Dec. 2, 2010) Sailors and Marines assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, load pallets filled with toys aboard Fat Albert, the squadron's C-130 Hercules, during a Toys for Tots collection. The Blue Angels crew delivered 4 pallets of toys to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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101122-N-0092J-025 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2010) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2nd Class Travis Simpson, from Edina, Minn., crew chief for the number seven F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, awaits a signal from Lt. Dave Tickle, the narrator, prior to departing Naval Air Station Pensacola for preseason visits. Before the Blue Angels perform at an air show site, the team's narrator and events coordinator fly to each proposed show site to inspect the facilities and to brief the air show committee members on the logistics of hosting the team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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101122-N-0092J-018 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2010) Lt. Dave Tickle, narrator for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, and Lt. Todd Royles, events coordinator prepare to depart Naval Air Station Pensacola for preseason visits. Before the Blue Angels perform at an air show site, the team's narrator and events coordinator fly to each proposed show site to inspect the facilities and to brief the air show committee members on the logistics of hosting the team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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101122-N-0092J-010 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2010) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2nd Class Travis Simpson, from Edina, Minn., crew chief for the number seven F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, straps down Lt. Todd Royles, the events coordinator before leaving for preseason visits. Before the Blue Angels perform at an air show site, the team's narrator and events coordinator fly to each proposed show site to inspect the facilities and to brief the air show committee members on the logistics of hosting the team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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101122-N-0092J-002 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2010) Lt. Todd Royles, events coordinator of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, and Lt. Dave Tickle, the narrator, prepare to depart for preseason visits. Before the Blue Angels perform at an air show site, the team's narrator and events coordinator fly to each proposed show site to inspect the facilities and to brief the air show committee members on the logistics of hosting the team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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100918-N-0092J-215 OCEANA, Va. (Sept. 18, 2010) F/A-18 Hornets assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly over Naval Air Station Oceana. The Blue Angels performed for more than 200,000 spectators at the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

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