Thu, Dec 13, 2012
As Always, Performances Planned From Coast To Coast
It never hurts to plan ahead. The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced its show schedule for the 2014 season at the annual International Council of Airshows convention.
Following winter training, the team begins the season Mar. 15 at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, CA, and will conclude the season Nov. 8 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 65 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States in 2014.
The 2014 (yes, we said 2014 ... which is already posted by the team) show schedule is:
March
- 15 NAF El Centro, CA
- 22-23 March ARB, CA
- 29-30 NAS Kingsville, TX
April
- 5-6 Lakeland, FL
- 12-13 Fort Smith, AR
- 26-27 NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX
May
- 3-4 St. Louis, MO
- 10-11 Vero Beach, FL
- 17-18 MCAS Cherry Point, NC
- 21 US Naval Academy, MD
- 23 US Naval Academy, MD (flyover)
- 24-25 Jones Beach, NY
- 31 La Crosse, WI
June
- 1 La Crosse, WI
- 7-8 Pittsburgh, PA
- 14-15 Smyrna, TN
- 21-22 Milwaukee, WI
- 28-29 Dayton, OH
July
- 5-6 Traverse City, MI
- 12 Pensacola Beach, FL
- 19-20 Offutt AFB, NE
- 26-27 St. George, UT
August
- 2-3 Seattle, WA
- 16-17 Chicago, IL
- 23-24 Duluth, MN
- 30-31 Selfridge ANGB, MI
September
- 6-7 Cleveland, OH
- 13-14 Baltimore, MD
- 20-21 NAS Oceana, VA
- 27-28 MCB Hawaii, HI
October
- 4-5 MCAS Miramar, CA
- 11-12 San Francisco, CA
- 18-19 Millington, TN
- 25-26 Jacksonville Beach, FL
November
- 1-2 Houston, TX
- 7-8 NAS Pensacola, FL
Demonstration sites are selected in support of the Department of Defense objectives and in the interest of the armed services with safety as the primary consideration. Performances support the recruiting and retention goals of our military services, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the Naval services to the American public and U.S. allies.
For information about individual air shows, please go to each air show’s official website.
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