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NFDS MissionNFDS Mission
The mission of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron is to
showcase the pride and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and
service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach.
NFDS Mission FocusNFDS Mission Focus
• Navy / Marine Corps recruiting
• Department of Defense community relations
• Morale and retention
• International goodwill
Community OutreachCommunity Outreach
• High school visits
• Hospital visits
• Make-A-Wish/Special needs visits
Community OutreachCommunity Outreach
• Large-scale community events
• Large event fly-overs • 2 month approval process (SECNAV)
• Training pipeline dictates ability to participate
What We Can’t DoWhat We Can’t Do
• Guaranteed pilot/Boss interviews
• VIP Tickets
• VIP “behind the scenes” jet tours
• Squadron hangar tours
• VIP jet flight “hookups”
The Weekly ScheduleThe Weekly Schedule
• Monday – “Day off” for those that did not travel the previous week
• Tuesday – Practice demonstration
The Weekly ScheduleThe Weekly Schedule
•Wednesday – Practice demonstration & museum visit
• Autograph signing every week at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola
The Weekly ScheduleThe Weekly Schedule
• Thursday – Travel & practice day
• Media availability
• “Circles and arrivals” flight
• Full practice flight
The Weekly ScheduleThe Weekly Schedule
• Friday – Practice demonstration
• School visits & Morning TV show media interviews
• Make-A-Wish event (after practice)
• Evening outreach event (aka “Commit”)
The Weekly ScheduleThe Weekly Schedule
• Saturday – Show day• Airfield live morning media
• Air show
• Crowd line autographs (pilots)
• Evening community outreach event (commit)
The Weekly ScheduleThe Weekly Schedule
• Sunday – Show day/Transit home• Air show
• Crowd line autographs (All officers)
• Transit home to Pensacola
Media OpportunitiesMedia Opportunities
• Air show media opportunities include:• Arrival media with the pilots in front of the jets
• Live morning shows
• Local radio broadcasts
• Airfield interviews
Media OpportunitiesMedia Opportunities
• Air show rides• F/A-18 – 2 Key
Influencers, 1 media
• Fat Albert – Alternate Key Influencer riders
• Fat Albert – Media riders (Friday only)
• Fat Albert – Select military personnel
Media OpportunitiesMedia Opportunities
• Additional celeb VIP ride opportunities
• Requires media coverage• F/A-18 (Fat Albert if they can’t medically clear)
• Rob Riggle
• Christine Ha
• Johnny Hekker
• Michael Hoomanawanui
• Mike Brey
Media OpportunitiesMedia Opportunities
• National media ride opportunities• F/A-18 rides (Fat Albert if they can’t medically
clear)
• Maria Molina
• Mariana van Zeller
Blue Angels Social Blue Angels Social MediaMedia
• Always thinking strategic –but “outside of the box”• Rob Riggle “Funny or Die” segment
Blue Angels Social Blue Angels Social MediaMedia
• Facebook - 431,254 fan increase in 2014•Jan 2014 - 216,992 •Nov 2014 - 649,016
Blue Angels Social Blue Angels Social MediaMedia
•Twitter – 21,446 follower increase in 2014•Jan 2014 – 24,899•Nov 2014 – 46,386
Blue Angels Social Blue Angels Social MediaMedia
• Instagram – 17,303 follower increase in 2014•Jan 2014 – 1,243•Nov 2014 – 18,553
Blue Angels Social Blue Angels Social MediaMedia
• Facebook–Facebook.com/USNavyBlueAngels
• Twitter–@blueangels
• Instagram–USNAVYBLUEANGELS
• YouTube– Coming for 2015 show season
• www.blueangels.navy.mil
NFDS Schedule NFDS Schedule SelectionSelection
•Schedule is a result of coordination between NFDS and representatives from: • CNATRA
• CNIC
• CHINFO/NAVCO
• CNRC
• Naval History and Heritage Command
• Office of Legislative Affairs
• USAF Thunderbirds
•Schedule should satisfy all DoD and SECNAV guidelines, with special attention to NFDS training, logistics and readiness requirements.
Show Selection GuidelinesShow Selection Guidelines
• At least 30% civilian sponsored
• At least 30% military sponsored
• Maximum 20% remote/deployed shows
• 2 weekend breaks
• No more than 15% repeat shows
• Reunion show – every two years
• Canadian demonstration encouraged
NFDS ScheduleNFDS Schedule
• Additional considerations include:
• Show site suitability
• Commercial traffic
• Remote site compatibility
• Scheduling continuity
2015 Schedule2015 Schedule
• 8 - 2015 Blue Angels shows will anchor Navy Weeks:
• Bossier-Shreveport
• Quad Cities (Davenport)
• Rhode Island
• Rockford
• Fargo
• Kansas City
• Detroit
• Atlanta
2015 Schedule2015 Schedule
• 6 - 2015 Navy-hosted air shows will feature the Blue Angels:
• El Centro, CA
• Corpus Christi, TX
• Oceana, VA
• Venture County, CA
• Jacksonville, FL
• Pensacola, FL
March – April ‘15March – April ‘15
March
3/14/2015 NAF El Centro, CA
3/21/2015 3/22/2015 Melbourne, FL
3/28/2015 3/29/2015 Tuscaloosa, AL
April
4/04/2015 4/05/2015 OFF
4/11/2015 4/12/2015 MCAS Beaufort, SC
4/18/2013 4/19/2013 NAS Corpus Christi, TX
4/25/2013 4/26/2013 Vidalia, GA
May – June ‘15May – June ‘15
May
5/02/2015 5/03/2015 Barksdale AFB, LA
5/09/2015 5/10/2015 Davenport, IA
5/16/2015 5/17/2015 Westover ARB, MA
5/20/2015 5/22/2015 USNA/USNA Graduation Flyover
5/27/2015 Atlantic City, NJ (CANCELLED)
5/30/2015 5/31/2015 North Kingstown, RI
June
6/06/2015 6/07/2015 Rockford, IL
6/13/2015 6/14/2015 Ocean City, MD
6/20/2015 6/21/2015 Latrobe, PA
6/27/2015 6/28/2015 Evansville, IN
July – Aug ‘15July – Aug ‘15
July
7/04/2015 7/05/2015 Eau Claire, WI (Was St. Cloud, MN)
7/11/2015 Pensacola Beach, FL
7/18/2015 7/19/2015 Hillsboro, OR
7/25/2015 7/26/2015 Fargo, ND
August
8/01/2015 8/02/2015 Seattle, WA
8/08/2015 8/09/2015 OFF
8/15/2015 8/16/2015 Chicago, IL
8/19/2015 8/20/2015 Kansas City, MO
8/29/2015 8/30/2015 Ypsilanti, MI
Sept – Oct ‘15Sept – Oct ‘15
September
9/01/2015 9/02/2015 Atlantic City, NJ (Was Empty)
9/05/2015 9/06/2015 Brunswick, ME
9/12/2015 9/13/2015 Fort Worth, TX
9/19/2015 9/20/2015 NAS Oceana, VA
9/26/2015 9/27/2015 Naval Base Ventura, CA
October
10/03/2015 10/04/2015 MCAS Miramar, CA
10/10/2015 10/11/2015 San Francisco, CA
10/17/2015 10/18/2015 MCB Hawaii, HI
10/24/2015 10/25/2015 Jacksonville Beach, FL
10/31/2015 Peachtree City, GA
March – April ‘16March – April ‘16
March
3/12/2016 NAF El Centro, CA
3/19/2016 3/20/2016 Antelope Valley, CA
3/27/2016 Easter
April
4/01/2016 4/02/2016 NAS Key West, FL
4/08/2016 4/09/2016 NAS Kingsville, TX
4/15/2016 4/16/2016 Knoxville, TN
4/22/2016 4/23/2016 NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX
4/29/2016 4/30/2016 MCAS Cherry Point, NC
May – June ‘16May – June ‘16
May
5/07/2016 5/08/2016 Lincoln, NE
5/14/2016 5/15/2016 St. Louis, MO
5/21/2016 5/22/2016 Lynchburg, VA
5/25/2016 USNA
5/27/2016 USNA Graduation Flyover
5/28/2016 5/29/2016 Jones Beach, NY
June
6/04/2016 6/05/2016 Smyrna, TN
6/11/2016 6/12/2016 Syracuse, NY
6/18/2016 6/19/2016 Dayton, OH
6/25/2016 6/26/2016 Vero Beach, FL
July – Aug ‘16July – Aug ‘16
July
7/02/2016 7/04/2016 Traverse City, MI
7/09/2016 7/10/2016 Milwaukee, WI
7/16/2016 Pensacola Beach, FL
7/23/2016 7/24/2016 Sioux Falls, SD
7/30/2016 7/31/2016 Elmendorf AFB, AK
August
8/06/2016 8/07/2016 Seattle, WA
8/13/2016 8/14/2016 Off
8/20/2016 8/21/2016 Brooklyn, NY
8/27/2016 8/28/2016 Cape Cod CGAS, MA
Sept – Oct ‘16Sept – Oct ‘16
September
9/03/2016 9/05/2016 Cleveland, OH
9/10/2016 9/11/2016 NAS Oceana, VA
9/17/2016 9/18/2016 Reno, NV
9/24/2016 9/25/2016 MCB Miramar, CA
October
10/01/2016 10/02/2016 Aurora, CO
10/08/2016 10/09/2016 San Francisco, CA
10/15/2016 10/16/2016 Baltimore, MD
10/22/2016 10/23/2016 Houston, TX
10/29/2016 10/30/2016 NAS Patuxent River, MD
Nov ‘16Nov ‘16
November
11/05/2016 11/06/2016 NAS Jacksonville, FL
11/11/2016 11/12/2016 NAS Pensacola, FL
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