Right side profile, medium aerial shot, of three F/A-18 Hornets from the US Navy's Blue Angel Aerial Demonstration Squadron. The team was flying over the skies of McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The mission of the Blue Angels is to enhance Navy recruiting, and credibly represent Navy and Marine Corps aviation to the United States and its Armed Forces to America and other countries as international ambassadors of good will. An estimated 15 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. Additionally, the Blue Angels visit over 50,000 people a show season (March through November) at school and hospital visits. The Blue Angels were headed to the National Guard in Rhode...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Right side profile, medium aerial shot, of three F/A-18 Hornets from the US Navy's Blue Angel Aerial Demonstration Squadron. The team was flying over the skies of McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The mission of the Blue Angels is to enhance Navy recruiting, and credibly represent Navy and Marine Corps aviation to the United States and its Armed Forces to America and other countries as international ambassadors of good will. An estimated 15 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. Additionally, the Blue Angels visit over 50,000 people a show season (March through November) at school and hospital visits. The Blue Angels were headed to the National Guard in Rhode Island and the refueling took place over South Carolina by a McGuire AFB KC-10 Extender on June 22, 2000.

Base: Mcguire Air Force Base

State: New Jersey (NJ)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Carlos Cintron, USAF CIV.

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files