Today marks 79 years of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels—nearly eight decades of aviation excellence, precision, and inspiring service. At the Blue Angels Foundation, we draw from that legacy every day. The values demonstrated by the Team—discipline, dedication, and teamwork—are the same values that guide our mission to support veterans facing the invisible wounds of war, including post-traumatic stress and the transition to civilian life. Many of us were first inspired by the sight of the Blue Angels

What's in a name? The first Blue Angels flight leader, CAPT Roy M. "Butch" Voris, relates the story behind how the Navy Flight Exhibition Team became the Blue Angels in 1946. #BlueAngels75 | National Naval Aviation Museum

U.S. Navy Blue Angels history in flight! On Friday, the team took to the skies with one of its jets and its first two performing aircraft, the F6F Hellcat and the F8F Bearcat, before its first airshow in El Centro, California, on Saturday. Up next: The NAWS China Lake Air Show this weekend. | U.S. Navy