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2015Calendar For America

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


• Autographs along the crowdline

• Air show social functions


• 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


•Wednesday – Practice demonstration & museum visit

• Autograph signing every week at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola


• Thursday – Travel & practice day

• Media availability

• “Circles and arrivals” flight

• Full practice flight


• Friday – Practice demonstration

• School visits & Morning TV show media interviews

• Make-A-Wish event (after practice)

• Evening outreach event (aka “Commit”)


• Saturday – Show day• Airfield live morning media

• Air show

• Crowd line autographs (pilots)

• Evening community outreach event (commit)


• 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


• 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


• 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


• 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


• Facebook - 431,254 fan increase in 2014•Jan 2014 - 216,992 •Nov 2014 - 649,016


•Twitter – 21,446 follower increase in 2014•Jan 2014 – 24,899•Nov 2014 – 46,386


• Instagram – 17,303 follower increase in 2014•Jan 2014 – 1,243•Nov 2014 – 18,553


• Facebook–Facebook.com/USNavyBlueAngels

• Twitter–@blueangels

• Instagram–USNAVYBLUEANGELS

• YouTube– Coming for 2015 show season

• www.blueangels.navy.mil

Questions?

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


• 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

Nov ‘15Nov ‘15

November

11/01/2015 Peachtree City, GA

11/07/2015 NAS Pensacola, FL

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

Questions?

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