Editing Blue Angels (section)

==Team members==

;2025 United States Navy Blue Angels Demonstration Pilots

* 1. Cdr Adam "Gilligan" Bryan
* 2. Cdr Jack "Rico" Keilty
* 3. Maj Brandon "Wobbly" Wilkins
* 4. Lcdr Wes "Trash" Perkins
* 5. Cdr Thomas "Franz" Zimmerman
* 6. Lt Connor "Buddy" O Donnell
* 7. Maj Scott "Goldie" Laux

{{As of|2020|alt=As of the 2020 season}}, there have been 272 demonstration pilots in the Blue Angels since their inception.<ref>[https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/faq/#answer-09 U.S. Navy Blue Angels {{!}}Frequently Asked Questions, #9] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123143857/https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/faq/#answer-09 |date=23 November 2016}}, last updated 17 March 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://blueangelphantoms.com/blue-angel-teams |title= List of every Blue Angels team. |access-date= 8 December 2019 |archive-date= 8 December 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191208144324/https://blueangelphantoms.com/blue-angel-teams |url-status= dead}}</ref>

[[File:170523-N-IR734-257.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lieutenant commander (United States)|Lieutenant Commander]] Tyler Davies, Lead Solo (No.{{nbsp}}5), with his crew chief]]
[[File:Commander_Adam_Bryan.jpg|thumb|[[Commander (United States)|Commander]] Adam Bryan, USN<ref>{{Cite web |title=Officers |url=https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/team/officers.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123143946/https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/team/officers.asp |archive-date=23 November 2016 |website=Blue Angels}}</ref>]]
The team is divided to 3 Departments '''Officers''', '''Enlisted''' and '''Technical Representative'''. All team members, both Officer and Enlisted Personnel, Pilots and staff officers, come from the ranks of regular United States Navy and [[United States Marine Corps]] units. The Demonstration Pilots and narrator are made up of Navy and USMC [[Naval Aviator]]s. Pilots serve two to three years,<ref name="Blueangels.navy.mil FAQ" /> and position assignments are made according to team needs, pilot experience levels, and career considerations for members. Other officers in the squadron include a [[naval flight officer]] who serves as the events coordinator, three USMC C-130 pilots, an Executive Officer (XO), a Maintenance Officer (MO), a [[Flight Surgeon]] (DOC), a Supply Officer (SUPPO), a Public Affairs Officer (PAO), and an Administrative Officer (AO) in Technical Representatives Department. Enlisted members range from E-4 to E-9 and perform all maintenance, administrative, and support functions. They serve three to four years in the squadron.<ref name="Blueangels.navy.mil FAQ" /> After serving with the squadron, members return to fleet assignments.

The officer selection process requires pilots and support officers (Events Coordinator, Maintenance Officer, Flight Surgeon, Supply Officer, and Public Affairs Officer) wishing to become Blue Angels to apply formally via their chain-of-command, with a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and flight records. Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 demonstration pilots and naval flight officers are required to have a minimum of 1,250 tactical jet hours and be carrier-qualified. Marine Corps C-130 demonstration pilots are required to have 1,200 flight hours and be an aircraft commander.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.gosportpensacola.com/gosport-03-02-2012.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://archives.gosportpensacola.com/gosport-03-02-2012.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Blue Angels Seek Officer Applicants |date=2 March 2012 |page=2 |newspaper=Gosport NAS Pensacola Base Newspaper}}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

Applicants "rush" the team at one or more airshows, paid out of their own finances, and sit in on team briefs, post-show activities, and social events. It is critical that new officers fit the existing culture and team dynamics. The application and evaluation process runs from March through early July, culminating with extensive finalist interviews and team deliberations. Team members vote in secret on the next year's officers. Selections must be unanimous.

The Flight Leader (No. 1) is the [[Commanding Officer]] and always holds the rank of [[Commander (United States)|commander]], and may be promoted to captain mid-tour if approved by the selection board.

;Current Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
Commander Adam L. Bryan from [[Canton, Connecticut]] assumed command of the Blue Angels in November 2024. He relieved Captain Alexander P. Armatas, a native of [[Skaneateles, New York]]. Armatas graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering. Armatas joined the Blue Angels in August 2022. He has accumulated more than 4,100 flight hours and 911 carrier-arrested landings. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, four Strike/Flight Air Medals, five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various personal, unit and service awards.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=US Navy |access-date=1 December 2022 |title=Team Officers |url=https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/team/officers.htm}}</ref>

;Flight team
Pilots numbered 2–7 are Navy Lieutenant Commanders or Lieutenants, or Marine Corps Majors or Captains. The (#7) pilot narrates for a year, and then typically flies Opposing Solo (#6) and then Lead Solo (#5) the following two years, respectively. The (#3) pilot moves to the (#4) "Slot" position for their second year. Blue Angel (#4) serves as the demonstration Safety Officer, due largely to the perspective they are afforded from the slot position within the formation, as well as their status as a second-year demonstration pilot. (#8) serves as Events Coordinator for two years. An Events Coordinator's job is to communicate, manage VIP, Media, and Key influerncer "KI"'s VIP Ride, and make sure each event and airshow is done successfully.

Since 2008, six female flight officers have been selected. LCDR. [[Amanda Lee (pilot)|Amanda Lee]] became the first woman to be named as a F/A-18 demonstration pilot. She served from 2022 to 2024.<ref name="Lt.AmandaLee" /> LCDR Lilly Montana is serving as Events Coordinator for the 2025 season. CDR. Amy Tomlinson, MAJ. Corrie Mays USMC, and LCDR. Katlin Forster have previously served as Events Coordinators. MAJ. [[Katie Higgins Cook]] USMC served as a C-130 pilot.

Several minority flight officers have served including CAPT. [[Donnie Cochran]] the first African American to command the Blue Angels. Lt. Andre Webb and LCDR. Julius Bratton have served as demonstration pilots.

One Navy Pilot serves two years as Maintenance Officer, First year as Assistant Maintenance Officer (AMO) (role removed recently) and second year as Maintenance Officer (MO). Now in 2025 One Navy Member serves two years on being the Maintenance Officer. The Maintenance Officer (MO) is incharge for the men, women, and equipment that keep the aircraft flying. On Airshows it's job is to maintain, observe, and update the winds, visibility, clouds, and the Performance of Diamond Pilot (1 through 4) and Solo Pilots (5 and 6).

[[Flight surgeon]]s (DOC) serve a two-year term. The flight surgeon provides team medical services, evaluates demonstration maneuvers from the ground, and participates in each post-flight debrief. The first female Blue Angel flight surgeon was Lt. Tamara Schnurr, who was a member of the 2001 team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blueangels-usn.org/blues_pilots2001.html |title=Blue Angels Alumni 2001 |website=Blue Angels Association |access-date=3 March 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004235316/http://www.blueangels-usn.org/blues_pilots2001.html |archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>

The Public Affairs Officer is incharge for all Media, Video, Social Media Accounts of the United States Navy Blue Angels. Its job is also to communicate for the Public for QnA and other interviews.