How Hard Is It To Become A Blue Angels Pilot?
To join the flight crew of “Fat Albert,” the jet-assisted (JATO) C-130, Marine pilots need 1,200 hours. That’s just to get ...
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The Blue Angels will have 2 new pilots for the 2025 air show season
The Blue Angels 2025 pilots will include two new members, plus a new C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an events coordinator and a flight surgeon to replace outgoing team members. Officers serve with ...
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Seventy Years of Service: The Enduring Legacy of the C-130 Hercules
the Blue Angels, since 1970, performing in airshows worldwide alongside the F/A-18E Super Hornets. “There is no more versatile aircraft than the C-130,” said Col. Steven Puckett, program ...
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Blue Angels soar over El Centro amid uncertainty over government shutdown
The United States Blue Angels welcomed media to their winter training home at Naval Air facility (NAF) El Centro, offering a ...
The Desert Review6d
Desert Review journalists flies in the Blue Angel's Fat Albert
I flew with U.S. Navy servicemembers on “Fat Albert,” a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, as a civilian guest rider, Friday, March 14. This support aircraft typically transports ...
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The Blues wow the crowds with daring-dos at first air show of the season
The Blue Angels kicked off their 2025 show season at the Naval Air Facility El Centro Festival of Flight airshow on Saturday, ...