A pilot has been dismissed from the U. S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.

Major Scott Laux, a second-year member of the Blues, the Number 6 pilot, was removed for " failing to uphold the standards expected of members of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron", according to the Navy. Laux had served as the teams show narrator before moving to the number 6 spot. The Blues completed their 2026 show schedule with the Homecoming Show at Naval Air Station - Pensacola. The show featured a 5-jet performance without Laux.