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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      America Strong is a collaborative salute from the Navy and Air Force to recognize healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel in a show of national solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic)America Strong is a collaborative salute from the Navy and Air Force to recognize healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel in a show of national solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic)
                
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America Strong: Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to conduct multi-city flyovers championing National Unity Behind Frontline RespondersPublished April 25, 2020
            **NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS)  --**In a show of national solidarity, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, theBlue Angels, and the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the **Thunderbirds**, will conduct a series of multi-city flyovers over the next two weeks.

America Strong is a collaborative salute from the Navy and Air Force to recognize healthcare workers, first responders, and other essential personnel while standing in solidarity with all Americans during the**COVID-19** pandemic.

“We’re excited to fly over cities across America as our way of saying thanks to the healthcare workers, first responders, and all the people who selflessly run into the breach working to keep America strong,” said **Air Force Chief of Staff****Gen. David L. Goldfein**, and **Chief of Naval OperationsAdm. Michael Gilday**. “This is also our way of showing that we are all in this together and that America’s spirit will prevail.”

The two demonstration teams will fly over areas of the country hardest hit by COVID-19, starting next week as both joint and individual team flights occurring every one-to-two days until mid-May.

The Air Force and Navy have partnered with local governments and media outlets to help ensure spectators followCenters for Disease Control and Prevention social distancing guidelines. Both teams are also implementing various measures to maintain personnel and community safety. This includes air-to-air refueling during transit and no scheduled stops en route to reduce potential exposure to the virus.

The Blue Angels, based atNaval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and Thunderbirds, based atNellis Air Force Base, typically fly at more than 30 air shows each year to demonstrate American military aviation. This year, both teams have been forced to cancel many performances in response to Department of Defense direction resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.

While America Strong will showcase theDepartment of Defense support to healthcare workers, first responders, military, essential employees, and aims to unite all Americans in the fight against COVID-19, it also fulfills critical training requirements for both teams. Pilots must execute a minimum number of flight hours to maintain proficiency. These flyovers will incur no additional cost to taxpayers.

In order to reach the maximum number of Americans, some portions of America Strong will feature only the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds, while others will include both teams flying in their signature Delta formations simultaneously.

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