The Blue Angels perform during the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, Oct. 7, 2018. The Blue Angels team is the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, with aviators from the Navy and Marines. The team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world. U.S. Marine Maj. Jeff Mullins flies the number three F/A-18 Hornet aircraft and Capt. Beau Mabery flies C-130T Hercules commonly know as "Fat Albert" operated by U.S. Marines. As the largest and most significant event of its kind in the nation, San Francisco Fleet Week features a unique training and education program that brings together civilian and military forces. The cooperation and coordination of relationships established during the week-long occasion foster the development and sharing of best practices in humanitarian assistance recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the model for fleet weeks across the country.