Shock and Awe

Blue Angels 1 through 4 perform their echelon parade maneuver at the NAF El Centro air show on March 8

The next exercise will be the Fire for Effect. This is a four round exercise. Starting position, move!

The Blue Angels perform their signature Fleur de Lis maneuver at the NAF El Centro air show on March 8

Five of the Blue Angels loop skyward at the NAF El Centro air show on March 8, 2008.

Blue Angels 5 and 6 cross paths at show center at the March 8, 2008 air show at NAF El

C-130 Fat Albert lands at the NAF El Centro air show on March 8, 2008. Fat Albert stops on a

One of the Blue Angels pulls some serious G's during the March 8, 2008 air show at NAF El Centro.

The Blue Angels introduce a new maneuver, dubbed the Blue Angel Delta Head-On Breakout, at the NAF El Centro air

Fat Albert, the support aircraft for the Blue Angels, takes off at the NAF El Centro air show on March

The six Blue Angels in their delta formation fly over the NAF El Centro crowd on March 8, 2008.