Defense: Military Aerial Display Teams — 2017 Photo Contest

The Blue Angels Over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge No. 2
Alex Tarimo, Livermore, CaliforniaThe Blue Angels flying over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge during 2017 Fleet Week.

Angels Relay
Andrew Zaback, Egg Harbor City, New JerseyU.S. Navy Blue Angels ground support team members dash away from their assigned jets prior to an aerial demonstration.

Good To Go
Dennis Biela, Downers Grove, IllinoisBlue Angels Crew Chief Jonathan Cronin gives the "3" sign to let the pilot know he is good to go as they test the F-18 smoke system.

Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team Climbing In 60-deg. Loop
Didier Ischi, Payerne, SwitzerlandSwiss Air Force Capt. Cyril Johner leads his team in diamond formation into a 60-deg. loop at the Breitling Sion Air Show in Valais, Switzerland.

Soaring Over San Francisco
Christopher Mezzavilla, San FranciscoThe Blue Angels' 5 and 6 soar above San Francisco with legendary aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker in the Oracle Challenger III during Fleet Week 2017.

Canadian Forces Snowbirds At Surf City
Greg Sullivan, Irvine, CaliforniaSnowbirds conclude demonstration at 2017 Huntington Beach, California, Air Show as seen from patio of hotel viewing area on Pacific Coast Highway.

Over Alcatraz
Dennis Biela, Downers Grove, IllinoisThe Blue Angels perform their breakaway maneuver over Alcatraz, the former U.S. prison and current tourist destination, finishing up their performance at Fleet Week San Francisco.

Blue Angels Ramp Reflection
Jessica Voruda, Oshkosh, WisconsinThe U.S. Navy Blue Angels in morning light on the ramp at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the 2017 EAA AirVenture Fly-in.

National Pride
John Gabor, Derby, KansasThe helmet of a pilot of the famed Patrouille de France rests near the squadron shield following the team's arrival at Kansas City Downtown Airport. The team was in Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. The milestone was observed at Kansas City's World War I memorial.

Thunderbird No. 8 Reflects On The Passing Storm
Bob Driver, Canyon Country, CaliforniaThis image of Thunderbird No. 8 was captured on March 22, 2017, the Wednesday before the Los Angeles County Air Show, at Fox Field in Lancaster, California. A pretty serious storm with almost zero visibility preceded the window of opportunity when I was able to capture this image.

Aviaspotters
Kirill Gorelov, MoscowMoscow flight show, 2017.

Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons
Martin de Ruyter, Nelson, New ZealandThe Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons team performs a spaghetti break in its new T-6C Texan ll aircraft at the 2017 Classic Fighters Airshow at Omaka Airfield, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Red Arrows and Thunderbirds RIAT 2017
Mike Lam, Denham, UKRed Arrows and Thunderbirds formation flight.

The Lightning Strikes Back
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiA rather strong thunderstorm rolls into Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi, with a T-38 from Tyndall AFB providing ramp scenery on Oct. 15, 2017.

Triumphant Flyover
Stephen Wolf, Antony, FranceFrench Air Force Mirage 2000s and AlphaJets fly over the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, a prominent old city gate near the Louvre, on Bastille Day in 2017.
Nothing evokes the power of aviation like seeing a military aerial display team flying aerobatic maneuvers.
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