05/22/2026
Blue Angels - Commissioning Week 2026.
They're only here for a few days so I try to make the best of it when the opportunity arises. This year "Fat Albert", the C-130J Hercules was undergoing maintenance, so the Marines decided to bring out an F-35B Lightning II. To say I was impressed with that plane is an understatement. Seeing videos of this plane just doesn't do it justice. This variant has what's know as VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing), no runway required. It can also just hover in the air 🤯.
As always the Blue Angels put on a great show, and I don't have much to say other than that!
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