It’s Time: Blue Angels 2026 Winter Training at El Centro CA is about to crank up for the big USA 250 season. Watching the teams practice flights and especially the take offs has become a right of passage for aviation fans worldwide. Have you ever seen the Blues practice at El Centro? If not, make plans to 😎🔥🔥#sound #usa #blues #airshow #power | Ryan Tykosh Photography

The #BlueAngels Diamond is rolling! Our #1-#4 pilots, known as the Diamond, have been practicing their take-off maneuvers over El Centro, California! This is the Diamond Burner Loop from the perspective of our Slot pilot, Major Frank Zastoupil! The Blue Angels start winter training by flying further apart from one another in what appears to be a wider formation than what you would see at an air show. This wider formation allows more space between the jets as maneuvers are introduced to the new p