EXECUTIVE OFFICER APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (BLUE ANGELS) FOR 2026-2027 SHOW SEASONS

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SUBJ/EXECUTIVE OFFICER APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NAVY FLIGHT 
DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (BLUE ANGELS) FOR 2026-2027 SHOW SEASONS// 
 
REF/A/DOC/CNATRA/25JAN23// 
 
AMPN/REF A IS CNATRAINST 1301.4P, APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATIONS 
FOR OFFICERS OF THE NAVY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (BLUE ANGELS).// 
 
RMKS/1.  The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) 
will select one Executive Officer (XO) for the 2026-2027 show seasons.  Navy 
and Marine Corps Officers are encouraged to apply. 
 
2.  Interested officers shall submit applications in line with reference (a) 
by 31 January 2025.  All applicants must contact their detailer or monitor 
prior to applying to ensure adequate timing to complete a 2-year tour.   
Manpower Management Officer Assignments will release a separate Marine 
administrative change that outlines Marine applicant eligibility 
requirements. 
 
3.  Qualifications: 
    a.  XO applicants must be Naval Aviators or Naval Flight Officers with 
the rank of Commander or Lieutenant Colonel and have a minimum of 1,750 
flight hours. 
    b.  Applicant selection criteria include: 
      (1) Demonstrated professional performance and reputation. 
      (2) Ability to serve as an ambassador of the Navy and Marine Corps to 
public and international audiences. 
      (3) Cohesiveness with other team members who travel 300 days per year, 
with additional heavy emphasis on leadership, judgement, moral character, 
experience, and confidence. 
 
4.  Reference (a) delineates application procedures. 
    a.  Applications submitted via mail through 31 December 2024, addressed 
to: 
    Commanding Officer 
    Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 
    ATTN:  LT Connor O'Donnell 
    390 San Carlos Road, Suite A 
    Pensacola, FL 32508-5508 
    b.  Applications submitted via mail from 1 January 2025 through 
31 January 2025, addressed to: 
 
    Commanding Officer 
    Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 
    ATTN:  LT Connor O'Donnell 
    Naval Air Facility El Centro 
    1605 Third Street 
    Hangar 5 
    El Centro, CA 92243 
 
    c.  Applications may also be delivered in person to the Navy Flight 
Demonstration Squadron administration department in either location (NAS 
Pensacola, FL or NAF El Centro, CA) through the application deadline. 
 
5.  For additional information, visit the Blue Angels website at 
https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/ or contact the Blue Angels Applicants 
Officer, LT Connor O'Donnell, in Pensacola, FL at (850)452-2585 or El Centro, 
CA (January through Mid-March) at (760)339-2509 or via e-mail at 
connor.j.odonnell3.mil@us.navy.mil. 
 
6.  Final selections will be made no later than 31 May 2025. 
 
7.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled. 
 
8.  Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// 
 
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