US Navy Blue Angels Air Group

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The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. It was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (flying under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de Franceformed in 1931. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornetin more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. The Blue Angels also visit more than 50,000 people a show season (March through November) in schools and hospitals. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 260 million spectators. • Flying Blue Angel No.1, Commander Thomas Frosch, USN (Commanding Officer/Flight Leader) • Flying Blue Angel No.2, Lieutenant Commander John Hiltz, USN (Right Wing) • Flying Blue Angel No.3, Lieutenant Nate Barton, USN (Left Wing) • Flying Blue Angel No.4, Captain Brandon Cordill, USMC (Slot) • Flying Blue Angel No.5, Lieutenant Commander David Tickle, USN (Lead Solo) • Flying Blue Angel No.6, Lieutenant Mark Tedrow, USN (Opposing Solo) • Flying Blue Angel No.7, Lieutenant Ryan Chamberlain, USN (Advance Pilot/Narrator) • Events Coordinator, Blue Angel No.8, Lieutenant Commander Michael Cheng, USN • Flying Fat Albert, M1, Captain John Hecker, USMC • Flying Fat Albert, M2, Captain A. J. Harrell, USMC • Flying Fat Albert, M3, Captain Mike Van Wyk, USMC • Maintenance Officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard Mercado, USN • Flight Surgeon, Lieutenant Commander Mark DeBuse, USN • Administrative Officer, Lieutenant Holly Taylor, USN • Supply Officer, Lieutenant Scott Adams, USN • Public Affairs Officer, Lieutenant Katie Kelly, USN