Blue Angels Three members of USC NROTC have flown with the Blue Angels, officially the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, after the Patrouille de France from 1931. CDR Cliff "Red" Skelton, USN (ret), 1978 CDR Amy "Spur" Tomlinson, USN, 2000 LCDR Nate "Utah" Scott, 2007