us military demonstration squads

US Military Demonstration Squads

US Air Force Thunderbirds

US NavyBlue Angels

F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon

F-18 C/D Hornet

The Air Force Thunderbirds fly F-16C/D Fighting Falcons jets and the Navy’s Blue Angels fly F-18C/D Hornet aircraft

US Air Force - Thunderbirds US Navy - Blue Angels

There are 12 officers assigned to the Thunderbirds. Every officer has a special job. Eight are highly experienced fighter pilots. Thunderbirds 1-6 fly in the air show demonstrations; Thunderbird 7 is the operations officer; and Thunderbird 8 is the narrator who describes the maneuvers during the show. Thunderbirds 9-12 are support officers who perform expert medical, administrative and maintenance duties.

US Air Force Thunderbirds

http://afthunderbirds.com/site/

A total of 16 officers who voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels. Each year the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot to relieve departing members.

https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/

US Navy Blue Angels

Both squadrons

will be performing

fly overs as part of

the America

Strong initiative.It involves the U.S. military's top-flight demonstration teams flying all over the county to "champion national unity."

The fly overs “are meant to honor to the health care

workers and first responders confronting the COVID pandemic."

Both

“Demonstration

Squads” will fly

six aircraft over New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Flyovers in Philadelphia will start between 1:45 and 2 p.m. (EST) and last approximately 20 minutes.

http://afthunderbirds.com/site/maneuvers/

Click on the link to check out some of the USAF Thunderbirds maneuvers: