Season Opens March 14th In El Centro, CA

The Navy's Blue Angels have released their 2015 show schedule for a season running March 14 to November 7.

Posted on the teams officials website, the schedule lists the cities and military facilities where the jets will fly, as well as links to maps of those areas.

The team will open the season at NAF El Centro at the base's annual air show March 14, and the fly across the country for the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, FL on March 21-22. The remainder of the schedule is as follows:

MAR 28-29 TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL AIR SHOW Tuscaloosa, AL
APR 11-12 MCAS BEAUFORT AIR SHOW MCAS Beaufort, SC
APR 18-19 NAS CORPUS CHRISTI AIR SHOW NAS Corpus Christi, TX
APR 25-26 VIDALIA ONION FESTIVAL AIR SHOW Vidalia, GA
MAY 2-3 DEFENDERS OF LIBERTY AIR SHOW Barksdale AFB, LA
MAY 9-10 QUAD CITY AIR SHOW Davenport, IA
MAY 16-17 GREAT NEW ENGLAND AIR SHOW Westover ARB, MA
MAY 20 USNA AIR SHOW US Naval Academy, MD
MAY 22 USNA GRADUATION FLYOVER US Naval Academy, MD
MAY 23-24 ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW Rochester, NY
MAY 30-31 RHODE ISLAND AIR SHOW North Kingstown, RI
JUN 6-7 ROCKFORD AIRFEST Rockford, IL
JUN 13-14 OCEAN CITY AIR SHOW Ocean City, MD
JUN 20-21 WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIR SHOW Latrobe, PA
JUN 27-28 EVANSVILLE FREEDOM FESTIVAL Evansville, IN
JUL 4-5 THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY AIRSHOW Eau Claire, WI
JUL 11 PENSACOLA BEACH AIR SHOW Pensacola Beach, FL
JUL 18-19 OREGON INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW Hillsboro, OR
JUL 25-26 FARGO AIR SHOW Fargo, ND
AUG 1-2 BOEING SEAFAIR AIR SHOW Seattle, WA
AUG 15-16 CHICAGO AIR AND WATER SHOW Chicago, IL
AUG 22-23 KANSAS CITY AVIATION EXPO Kansas City, MO
AUG 29-30 THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN Ypsilanti, MI
SEP 1-2 THUNDER OVER THE BOARDWALK Atlantic City, NJ
SEP 5-6 GREAT STATE OF MAINE AIR SHOW Brunswick, ME
SEP 12-13 FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIR SHOW Fort Worth, TX
SEP 19-20 NAS OCEANA AIR SHOW NAS Oceana, VA
SEP 26-27 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY AIR SHOW NBVC, CA
OCT 3-4 MCAS MIRAMAR AIR SHOW MCAS Miramar, CA
OCT 10-11 SAN FRANCISCO FLEET WEEK San Francisco, CA
OCT 17-18 KANEOHE BAY AIR SHOW MCB Hawaii, HI
OCT 24-25 SEA AND SKY SPECTACULAR AIR SHOW Jacksonville Beach, FL
OCT 31 THE GREAT GEORGIA AIR SHOW Peachtree City, GA
NOV 1 THE GREAT GEORGIA AIR SHOW Peachtree City, GA
NOV 6-7 BLUE ANGELS HOMECOMING AIR SHOW NAS Pensacola, FL

The Blue Angels were established the team on April 24th, 1946 on the order of Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz. Today, an estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. Additionally, the Blue Angels visit more than 50,000 people a show season (March through November) during school and hospital visits.

FMI: www.blueangels.navy.mil