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=== 2020–present === [[File:Blue Angel Boeing Super Hornets Conducting Pitchup Break.jpg|thumb|F/A-18 Super Hornets conducting Pitch up Break at [[Naval Air Station Pensacola|NAS Pensacola]] in late 2020]] [[File:Blue Angels over Jacksonville 8 5 2020.jpg|thumb|The Blue Angels Flying over the Jacksonville Florida City Center on May 8th, 2020 as a tribute flight to frontline healthcare workers.]] In response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], the Blue Angels flew over multiple US cities as a tribute to healthcare and front line workers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Get To Know the Blue Angels Pilots Flying Across Dallas-Fort Worth Wednesday |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/get-to-know-the-blue-angels-pilots-flying-across-dallas-fort-worth-wednesday/2364347/ |first=Hannah |last=Jones |date=6 May 2020 |work=[[KXAS-TV|KXAS News]] |language=en-US |access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref> The Blues officially transitioned to [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]]s on 4 November 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Correll|first=Diana Stancy|date=2020-12-29|title=New in 2021: Blue Angels to start flying F/A-18 Super Hornets|url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/12/29/new-in-2021-blue-angels-to-start-flying-fa-18-super-hornets/|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Navy Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Venhuizen|first=Harm|date=2020-11-03|title=Blue Angels to make final flight in the legacy F/A/-18 Hornet as they transition to Super Hornets|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/11/03/blue-angels-to-make-final-flight-in-the-legacy-fa-18-hornet-as-they-transition-to-super-hornets/|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Military Times|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2022, Lt. Amanda Lee was announced as the first woman to serve as a demonstration pilot in the Blue Angels.<ref name="Lt.AmandaLee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/18/blue-angels-first-woman-female-demonstration-pilot/10088861002/|title=Blue Angels name first woman to serve as demonstration pilot|website=USA Today|date=2022-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Luis |title=Navy's Blue Angels to get 1st female demonstration team pilot: Lt. Amanda Lee will soon train for the 2023 air show season |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/navys-blue-angels-1st-female-demonstration-team-pilot/story?id=87064771 |website=abcnews |access-date=2022-08-22 |date=2022-07-19}}</ref>
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