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Caption:
Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sep. 20, 2002) -- The U.S. Navy Blue
Angels Flight Demonstration Team performs special flight manuvers
during a flight demonstration at the "002 Neptune Festival Air
Show." The Blue Angels organized under the order of Adm. Chester
W. Nimitz, the Chief of Naval Operations, at the end of World War II,
to keep the public interested in Naval Aviation. They are flying
the sleek McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, the first dual-role
fighter/attack aircraft now serving on the nation's front lines of
defense. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 260
million spectators. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd
Class Leah Wilson. (RELEASED)
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