Jul 01 2021

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Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Dr. Michelle Hubbard, superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District, smiles after flying with Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. Hubbard was selected as the key influencer to fly with Bratton. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)

Jul 01 2021

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Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Dr. Michelle Hubbard, superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District, speaks with Operations Specialist 2nd Class Mark Ogan, a recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Mid America, at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. Hubbard was selected as the key influencer to fly with Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)

Jul 01 2021

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Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, conducts a key influencer flight with Dr. Michelle Hubbard, superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District, at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)

Jul 01 2021

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Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, takes off down the runway with Dr. Michelle Hubbard, superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District, during a key influencer flight at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)

Jul 01 2021

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Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Dr. Michelle Hubbard, superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District, waves to her friends and family as Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, smiles prior to taking off at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. Hubbard was selected as the key influencer to fly with Bratton. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)

Jul 01 2021

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Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Williamson

GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, prepares to conduct a key influencer flight at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. As the narrator, Bratton flies solo out to air show sites, conducting flights with members of the community prior to the rest of the team arriving the next day. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)