US Marine Corps Archives

11 Mar 2016

US Navy Blue Angels Mark 70 Years Of Airshow Excellence

by RyanS | posted in: Jet Teams, Popular Posts | 4

Saturday marks the start of the US Navy Blue Angels’ 70th airshow season. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, ordered the establishment of the team on April 24th, 1946, and they flew their first show at Craig Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 15th of that year. Since that time, the Blue… Read more

22 Feb 2016

Blue Angels Add Sacramento, Drop Aurora On 2016 Schedule

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Jet Teams, Schedules | 0

There has been a slight change to the US Navy Blue Angels’ 2016 schedule today. The October 1-2 weekend, which had been held by the Rocky Mountain Airshow in Aurora, CO, has been taken over by the California Capitol Airshow in Sacramento, CA. The Aurora show has been shown on the ICAS calendar as canceled… Read more

26 Jan 2016

F-35 Lightning IIs To Appear At Two UK Airshows In 2016

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Military | 1

Airshow fans in the UK will have a chance to see the F-35 Lightning II this summer! The US Marine Corps announced on Monday that it is planning to send two F-35s to the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough airshows. The US Air Force also is rumored to be sending jets, though nothing has… Read more