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After Blue Angels low flyover, acting Navy secretary says: ‘No firings’
Hegseth said low-altitude flights will continue after he lifted suspensions tied to beach and home flyovers that drew safety reviews and backlash.
- On Wednesday, July 15, Navy Blue Angels jets performed a low-altitude maneuver at Pensacola Beach, Florida, scattering beachgoers' chairs and umbrellas. The Blue Angels stated, "The safety of our hometown community, spectators, and our pilots is our highest priority."
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded Thursday by declaring, "The flyovers will continue until morale improves." Hegseth previously shut down investigations into pilots who flew helicopters near Kid Rock's Nashville home in March.
- The Pensacola event, part of the Blue Angels' 80th-anniversary celebration, draws up to 250,000 spectators. One physician warned that F/A-18 Super Hornets reaching 115 decibels during low passes "can easily cause temporary or permanent hearing damage, especially in little ones."
- Eric Trump dismissed criticism as "manufactured outrage by the low-T mainstream media," while the Blue Angels announced they are reviewing the maneuver to ensure compliance with strict Navy and FAA safety standards.
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Pentagon chief backs pilots amid review into US Navy Blue Angels’ low altitude flight
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Thursday amid a review by the military into one of the jets flying at low altitude over a crowd in Florida. Video fo...
Hegseth, the White House, Gulf Coast leaders chime in after low Blue Angels flyover goes viral
The jet surged just above the heads of hundreds of spectators gathered Wednesday morning in Pensacola Beach, Florida. The engines roared. Then a blast of air scattered tents and umbrellas.
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