R 221544Z JAN 26
MARADMIN 021/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MARINE OFFICER APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED BY NAVY FLIGHT
DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON (BLUE ANGELS) FOR 2027-2029 SHOW SEASONS//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CNATRA/20230613//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC/20210510//
NARR/REF A IS CNATRAINST 1301.4PCH1, APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS OF THE BLUE ANGELS. REF B IS
MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/S. J. LAUX/MAJ/BLUE ANGELS APPLICANTS OFFICER/ TEL:
IN PENSACOLA, FL AT (850) 452-4650/DSN 922, OR IN EL CENTRO, CA
(JANUARY THROUGH MID-MARCH) AT (760) 339-2509/DSN 658/
EMAIL: SCOTT.J.LAUX.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The United States Navy Flight Demonstration
Squadron (NFDS) Blue Angels may select:
one C-130 Demonstration Pilot for the 2027-2029 show seasons.
2. Interested officers should submit applications per reference (a)
by 30 April 2026 to the points of contact indicated in paragraph 5.
Applicants must contact their monitor listed in paragraph 6.b for
concurrence to apply and to determine eligibility prior to beginning
the application process. The NFDS will make final selections in
July 2026.
3. Qualifications. Applicants should be career-oriented, active-duty
commissioned officers of the rank of Captain or Major with the
following specific qualifications:
3.a. C-130 Demonstration Pilot applicants must have an aircraft
commander rating in the C-130J and should have approximately 1,000
hours of flight time and completed Advanced Flight Training with an
average or greater composite score.
3.b. Applicants must complete their 24 months’ time-on-station (TOS)
by 1 September 2026 to be eligible. Additionally, applicants
currently assigned outside of the continental United States (OCONUS)
must complete their 36-month Tour Control Factor by 1 September 2026
to be eligible.
4. Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) will approve
all selectees prior to issuing of orders. Pilots will be required to
remain on active duty for two years following completion of their
assignment with the Blue Angels.
5. Reference (a) delineates application procedures.
5.a. All applications submitted to the Blue Angels Applicants
Officer through 1 March 2026 should be sent to:
Commanding Officer
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
Attn: Maj Scott Laux
Naval Air Facility El Centro
1605 Third Street Hangar 5
El Centro, CA 92243
5.b. Applications being submitted from 2 March 2026 through
30 April 2026 should be sent to:
Commanding Officer
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
Attn: Maj Scott Laux
390 San Carlos Road, Suite A
Pensacola, FL 32508-5508
5.c. Applications may also be delivered in person beginning
15 March 2026.
5.d. In addition, all applications shall be submitted to MMOA
electronically using the following address:
smb_officer_aviation@usmc.mil with your PMOS monitor in the CC line.
6. Points of contact:
6.a. Blue Angels. For additional information, visit the Blue Angels
website at www.blueangels.navy.mil or contact the Blue Angels
Applicants Officer, Maj Scott Laux, in Pensacola, FL at
(850)452-4650/DSN 922 or in El Centro, CA (January through Mid-March)
at (760)339-2509/DSN 658 or via e-mail at
scott.j.laux.mil@us.navy.mil.
6.b. MMOA monitor POCs: Aviation Lieutenant Colonel Monitor,
LtCol Eben Buxton, at (703)784-9267/DSN 278,
email: eben.buxton@usmc.mil; Fixed Wing Major Monitor, Major Adam
Chase, at (703)784-9269/DSN 278, email: adam.l.chase@usmc.mil;
Fixed Wing Company Grade Monitor, Captain Maverick Santamaria, at
(703)784-9267/DSN 278, email: maverick.santamaria@usmc.mil.
7. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//