The Blue Angels and Thunderbirds.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

It always amazes me how the right wing thinks they're the only ones who are patriotic. On that note, please enjoy these photos of your Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. I shot these at the Naval Airfield near El Centro, California where the teams are preparing for this year's air shows.

[Irish_Dem]

1. I am an USAF kid but I have to admit the Blue Angels have a better look.

But then the USN always was more showy with sex appeal.

[SheltieLover]

2. Great pix!

Ty fot sharing!

[JPK]

3. Been watching the Blues since the late 1950's

I'm a Navy Brat so we relocated a few times during dad's career. I started with the Grumman Tigers, missed the Phantoms but then caught up with the Skyhawks, Hornets and now Super Hornets. The Blues fly a super tight show, so close the wing tips are 36 inches away from the canopies. Amazing skill.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Super photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Amazing shots, my dear Grumpy!

The precision and extreme grace of these jets always thrills me.

Thanks for the show!

[George McGovern]

6. Remarkable photography Grumpy Old Guy. Impeccable flying. Thanks!

Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, following the Patrouille de France, which formed in 1931. The team has six Navy and one Marine Corps pilots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angels

[NNadir]

7. I used to live near Miramar air station. They'd have these airshows.

I hated them. They'd come in low, the jets screaming, over my apartment building, practically wingtip to wingtip. A burst of turbulence would kill me, my wife, and destroy my home.

I really hated them. They were impossibly stupid to my thinking.