An Oklahoma City native has been named a demonstration pilot for the Blue Angels!

[Snattlerake]

An Oklahoma City native has been named a pilot for the Blue Angels.

Lt. Cmdr. Jack Keilty from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was selected as an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilot.

A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he is currently assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211). . U.S. Navy sailors serve and protect from around the globe, and every sailor got their start somewhere. Keilty got his start among Oklahomans.




The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, recently selected seven new officers to join the team for the 2024 air show season. Keilty is one of those sailors.

The squadron selected three F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilots, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer, a supply officer, and a public affairs officer to replace outgoing team members.
A 33 second airshow!
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[Duncandl]

At least 2 of us here on OSA had the pleasure to fly with his father, I can tell you that this young man comes from one of the finest American families in our history.

 

[BillM]

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An Oklahoma City native has been named a pilot for the Blue Angels.

Lt. Cmdr. Jack Keilty from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was selected as an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilot.

A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he is currently assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211). . U.S. Navy sailors serve and protect from around the globe, and every sailor got their start somewhere. Keilty got his start among Oklahomans.




The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, recently selected seven new officers to join the team for the 2024 air show season. Keilty is one of those sailors.

The squadron selected three F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilots, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer, a supply officer, and a public affairs officer to replace outgoing team members.
A 33 second airshow!
.

Poor bastard. He's not gonna have a life for the next several years.

 

[dennishoddy]

I’ll be watching him practicing next year from that same beach. Awesome!

 

[BillM]

I’ll be watching him practicing next year. Awesome!

The Blue Angels do put on a great show. I first saw them at El Toro back in the 60's. But I was stationed at Nellis in the late 70's & early 80's, where the Thunderbirds are based, and like the Blue Angels, and the Army's Golden Knights, all those guys are either maintaining equipment, traveling, or doing demonstrations, non-stop!