On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week (May 21st and 22nd), the Navy’s renowned flight demo squadron, the Blue Angels, returned to Annapolis, Maryland, for the annual United States Naval Academy Commencement Week. The aerial shows are highly anticipated and draw huge numbers of residents, boaters, and tourists to the region to capture the excitement of the roaring Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets.
Learn more about the Blue Angels and the brand new IMAX movie that puts the viewer in the cockpit with the pilots (to be released on Prime Video this summer, too) at blueangels.navy.mil.
The Annapolis Harbor was full of sailboats, powerboats, fishingboats…you name it! And the visuals that folks took with their cameras and phones were incredible. Here are are few of our favorites from social media (X, Instagram) that captured the excitement!
One of our favorite days every year! Thanks for putting on a great show yet again @BlueAngels 💙💛#GoNavy pic.twitter.com/e0b5ODVq7r
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) May 22, 2024
This next one is probably the fishiest entry on socials yesterday! Go Melody!
This is a nice video of the Angels soaring over the Naval Academy!
Blue Angels at the Naval Academy! pic.twitter.com/V5rY9rehoY
— Daniel Espinas (@daniel_espinas) May 21, 2024
From the Navy’s own Chief of Naval Operations!
#DYK Every year the @BlueAngels fly at the @NavalAcademy graduation ceremony. If you can’t make it to Annapolis, head to your nearest IMAX theater and watch the amazing work these #warfighters do in the documentary The Blue Angels. pic.twitter.com/0VeWLZWLZv
— USNavyCNO (@USNavyCNO) May 22, 2024
Here’s a good view of the Annapolis Harbor and USNA seawall!
Just another day at the Academy. #BlueAngels #GoNavy pic.twitter.com/fi64RQo6Mv
— Coach Lewis (@CoachEricLewis) May 21, 2024
Amazing photos!
Some amazing photos from today’s Blue Angel show. #gonavywp🇺🇸 @BlueAngels @NavalAcademy pic.twitter.com/FF4YP3WCRE
— Navy Water Polo (@NavyWaterPolo) May 23, 2024
And, here’s a video we took at last year’s show from Round Bay, Severn River.
