Navy's elite Blue Angels won't be reprimanded after video shows low flyover at Florida beach
The Navy said the aircraft flew lower than standard profiles and no injuries were reported after the maneuver sent beach gear airborne.
- The pilot behind a viral, ultra-low Blue Angels flyover in Florida will not face any disciplinary action, according to acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao.
- The incident occurred during a Wednesday "Breakfast with the Blues" practice run over Pensacola Beach. A Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet roared exceptionally low over the crowd, with its turbulent wake blasting sand and sending civilian beach chairs, umbrellas, and tents flying.
- The stunt triggered an immediate safety review by the squadron, which acknowledged the aircraft flew far lower than standard operating profiles. While pilots are typically required to maintain a 500-foot buffer over crowds, onlookers estimated the jet flew as low as 40 to 90 feet.
- Top Trump administration officials quickly intervened to shut down any punishment. Acting Navy Secretary Cao declared the flight debrief complete after just 24 hours, posting on X: "No reprimands. No firings. No problem. That's the sound of Freedom!". Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also defended the flight, posting: "The flyovers will continue until morale improves".
- The decision side-steps traditional military safety investigations, drawing criticism from some aviation experts who warn the move undermines safety standards.
- However, local spectators largely cheered the adrenaline-pumping, close-up maneuver, noting that "extreme" encounters are part of the local experience.
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A spectacular low flight of a fighter jet over a well-attended beach in Florida gives rise to fierce criticism in the USA. Videos show how umbrellas and beach chairs are swirled up by the air pressure and children keep their ears closed. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is nevertheless demonstrably behind such maneuvers. The trigger was an appearance of the aerobatic squadron "Blue Angels" of the US Navy on Wednesday in Pensacola in the stat…
Witchcraft-Believing Navy Sec: “No Reprimands, No Problem” Over Dangerous Flyover Stunt By Blue Angels
The Navy Times reports: U.S. Navy leadership announced today that the flight demonstration squadron involved in an abnormally low flyover at Pensacola Beach, Florida, will not face consequences. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao absolved the Blue Angels of their unorthodox Wednesday flight maneuver, which rattled civilian chairs and umbrellas. “Flight debrief complete,” Cao said in an X post. “No reprimands. No firings. No problem.” Cao’s remarks c…
Acting Navy Secretary Announces ‘No Reprimands’ For Blue Angels Pilots Who Flew Startlingly Close To Beachgoers
Screenshot via X. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, who was appointed to the post in April by President Donald Trump, said there would be no consequences for the Navy Blue Angels pilots who flew just feet above beachgoers on Pensacola Beach on Wednesday. Cao posted to social media Friday, “Flight debrief complete. No reprimands. No firings. No problem. That’s the sound of Freedom! Semper fi and Hooyah.” Flight debrief complete. No repriman…
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Sunbathing on the beach with a fighter jet right behind you. On Wednesday at Pensacola Beach in Florida, spectators marveled at a spectacular show by the famous Blue Angels. But when the pilots flew very low indeed and sent umbrellas flying through the air, admiration quickly gave way to panic.
BRIEFLY: Fighter jets from the US Navy's Blue Angels aerobatic team flew unusually low over the heads of visitors to Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. Videos from the annual air show show people screaming as they were hit by a blast wave. Officials at the local naval air station said one of the planes flew unusually low. Although no one was injured, the incident is under investigation. "The flyovers will continue until morale improves," De…
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