December 10, 2019 – The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, released the 2021 air show schedule at the International Council of Air Shows convention Dec. 10. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 55 demonstrations at 29 locations in 2020 and 56 demonstrations at 29 locations in 2021.
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October 6, 2019 – Coast Guard personnel and assets are scheduled to participate in and conduct maritime safety and security operations for the San Francisco Fleet Week, which is scheduled to kick off Monday with a series of public events, including the arrival of military vessels to the Port of San Francisco. Fleet Week includes a variety of ship tours…
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February 2, 2019 – The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, passed their 2019 Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI) conducted Jan. 29 – Feb. 1. The AMI is an inspection conducted every two years for each squadron in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to evaluate the effectiveness of the squadron’s maintenance program practices and adherence to Naval Aviation Maintenance…
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January 31, 2019 – U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced the addition of the 2019 Miami Beach Air and Sea Show to their performance schedule, Jan. 30. The air show will take place May 25-26, which was previously an open date on the Blue Angels schedule. The team is now scheduled to perform 61 demonstrations at 32…
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January 22, 2019 – A pilot attached to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, made an emergency landing at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, Jan. 22, with no injuries. The mishap occurred when the F/A-18 Hornet’s main landing gear did not extend on approach to the airfield following a training flight. The pilot landed the aircraft…
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January 22, 2019 – U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, reached a major milestone in their annual winter training, Jan. 19, when they completed their first set of training flights over the airfield at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, Calif. The six jet demonstration pilots had been training over the Special Use Airspace adjacent to NAF El Centro,…
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December 6, 2018 – The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced updates to the 2019 air show schedule and released the 2020 air show schedule at the International Council of Air Shows convention, Dec. 4, 2018. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 61 demonstrations at 32 locations in 2019 and 56 demonstrations at 29 locations in…
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March March 16 NAF El Centro, CA NAF El Centro Annual Air Show March 23 – 24 Salinas, CA California International Air Show Salinas March 30 – 31 NAS Key West, FL Southernmost Air Spectacular April April 6 – 7 Lakeland, FL Sun ’n Fun Air Show April 13 – 14 NAS Corpus Christi, TX Wings Over South Texas April…
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CFM International Inc., West Chester, Ohio, is awarded a $79,981,638 firm-fixed-price, contract for the procurement of five CFM56-7B27AE engines, four CFM56-7B27AE engine compressor cases and four associated kits for the Navy and one CFM56-7B27AE engine for the government of Australia in support of the P-8 Poseidon aircraft. Work will be performed in Villaroche, France (53 percent); Durham, North Carolina (43…
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Naval Air Station Oceana will host the 2018 Air Show, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Sept. 22 and 23. The event is free, open to the public and designed to showcase the skills of naval aviators and provide an opportunity to connect the military and local community. The theme of this year’s air show is Naval Air Station Oceana…
Read MoreHurricane and DREAM Big Now Showing for a Limited Time “Hurricane” runs daily at 9:30 a.m. and takes viewers through the true story of a 15,000-kilometer journey in the footsteps of one of the most devastating natural events on our planet: the Atlantic Hurricane. Runtime: 23 minutes. “Dream Big” runs daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., narrated by Jeff…
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