Blue Angels Release 2001 Show Schedule - navy's demonstration squadron - Brief Article

All Hands, April, 2001

The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, has announced its show schedule for the 2001 show season. Following winter training, the team begins its season at NAF El Centro, Calif., March 10 and will conclude the season Nov. 10 at NAS Pensacola, Fla. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 66 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States and Canada during the 2001 season.

Demonstration sites are selected in support of the objectives of the Department of Defense and in the interest of the armed services with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly assist the recruiting and retention goals of the military services, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women, as well as demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the armed forces to the American public and U.S. allies. The Blue Angels' schedule is: