PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels, has announced its show schedule for the 2009 season. Following winter training, the team begins the season March 14 at Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA and will conclude the season Nov. 14 at NAS Pensacola, FL. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 67 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States and Canada.
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 greatly assist in the recruiting and retention goals of the 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. The schedule is:
March
14 NAF El Centro, CA
21-22 Punta Gorda, FL
28-29 Tyndall AFB, FL
April
4-5 Tuscaloosa, AL
18-19 NAS Corpus Christi, TX
25-26 Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
May
2-3 NAS New Orleans, LA
16-17 MCAS Beaufort, SC
20 & 22 USNA, Annapolis, MD
23-24 Pax River, MD
30-31 Janesville, WI
June
6-7 Indianapolis, IN
13-14 Denver, CO
20-21 Pittsburgh, PA
27-28 North Kingston, RI
July
4-5 Binghamton, NY
11-12 Detroit Gold Cup, MI
18 Pensacola Beach, FL
25-26 Sioux Falls, SD
August
1-2 Seattle, WA
8-9 Salinas, CA
22-23 Fargo, ND
29-30 Offutt AFB, NB
September
5-7 Toronto, Canada
11 NAS Fallon, NV
19-20 Reno Air Races, NV
26-27 Redding, CA
October
2-4 MCAS Miramar, CA
10-11 San Francisco, CA
17-18 NAS Oceana, VA
24-25 Ft. Worth, TX
31 Houston, TX
November
1 Houston, TX
7-8 Jacksonville Beach, FL
13-14 NAS Pensacola, FL