NAVY BLUE ANGELS AERIAL DEMONSTRATION TEAM 1997 SCHEDULE The Navy Blue Angels jet demonstration team schedule has beenofficially released by the Assistant Secretary of Defense forPublic Affairs. Show sites are attached.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will perform at 35 events in 23
states and Canada. The annual demonstration season begins in
March and concludes in November. More than 200 requests were
received for the jet demonstration teams. The number of
supportable requests is limited by the length of the season,
travel and training requirements, operational considerations, and
seasonal meteorological conditions.
Demonstration sites are selected to support the objectives of
the Department of Defense and the interests of the Armed Services
with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly
assist the recruiting and retention goals of the Services,
enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women, and
demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the U.S.
Armed Forces to the American public and U.S. allies.
The schedule for the Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights,
is expected to be released later this month.
Attachment: Navy Blue Angels Jet Demonstration Team Show Sites
BLUE ANGELS 1997 SCHEDULE
MARCH
15 NAF El Centro, CA Open House
22-23 Mesa, AZ Air Races Fair
APRIL
5-6 MacDill AFB, FL Airfest 97
12-13 MCAS Cherry Point, NC Airshow
19-20 NAS Fallon, NV Airshow
25-27 MCAS El Toro, CA Airshow
MAY
3-4 NAS Key West, FL Open House
10-11 Brunswick, GA Military Appreciation
Weekend
17-18 Montreal, Quebec, Airshow
Canada
21-23 U.S. Naval Academy, MD Commissioning Week
24 NAS Patuxent River, MD Air Expo 97
JUNE
31(MAY)- Willow Run, MI Air Michigan Airshow
1
7-8 NAS Lemoore, CA Central Valley Lemoore
Airshow
14-15 Hillsboro, OR Rose Festival Airshow
21-22 NAS/JRB Willow Grove, Sounds of Freedom Airshow
PA
28-29 North Kingstown, RI Rhode Island National Guard
Open House
JULY
5-6 Fargo, ND Airshow
12 Pensacola Beach, FL Airshow
19-20 NAS Brunswick, ME Great State of Maine Airshow
26-27 Kansas City, MO Airshow
AUGUST
2-3 Salinas, CA California International
Airshow
9-10 Seattle, WA SEAFAIR SummerFest
15-17 NAS Miramar, CA Airshow
23-24 NAS Corpus Christi, TX Airshow
SEPTEMBER
30(AUG)- Jackson, MS Sky Parade
1
6-7 Grand Junction, CO Airshow
13-14 Fort Smith, AR Airshow
20-21 NAS Oceana, VA Airshow
27-28 Smyrna, TN Tennessee Aviation Days
OCTOBER
4-5 El Paso, TX Amigo Airshow
11-12 San Francisco, CA Fleet Week Airshow
18-19 Liberal, KS Mid-America Airshow
25-26 Tulsa, OK Centennial Celebration
Airshow
NOVEMBER
1-2 NAS Cecil Field, FL Open House
8-9 NAS Pensacola, FL Open House
