Blue Angels Announce 2007 Schedule

**Midnight Mike** · 12-10-2006, 01:59 PM

Blue Angels Announce 2007 Schedule
Navy News | Chief of Naval Air Training Public Affairs | December 06, 2006
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. -- 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:
01-03 St. 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 http://www.blueangels.navy.mil.
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**hiss srq** · 12-10-2006, 09:08 PM

So when they fly out to Hawaii do they drop in on a carrier for a spash and go our do the in flight deal?

**nwafan20** · 12-10-2006, 09:25 PM

Hmm, 3 days in Michigan. I might have to go see them.

I wonder why they don't have any shows in New York?

If any of you want to see them, and choose to come out to Michigan for it, let me know and I can take you out to DTW/YIP for some spotting (DTW for heavies and NW aircraft, YIP for old cargo aircraft, or come down durring Thunder over Michigan, which is a great airshow at YIP, and you can go on to the ramp at YIP and get close to the old cargos)

**moose135** · 12-10-2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by hiss srq

So when they fly out to Hawaii do they drop in on a carrier for a spash and go our do the in flight deal?

I'm sure they will be in-flight refueled going out there. It's a lot quicker, easier & efficient than having a carrier sitting around waiting for them. From what I've seen, the Hornet has a ferry range of around 1,600-1,800 nm, which means they can make the trip on one refueling. Most likey have something like a KC-10 drag them across, with multiple refuelings to keep them topped off.