The Navy Blue Angels practice as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2023. San Francisco Fleet Week takes place from Oct. 2-10, and features three air shows this weekend. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group/TNS)
(Tribune News Service) — Fleet Week runs from October 2-10 and includes ship tours, air shows, a free concert series and more. Friday’s Parade of Ships was lead by the San Francisco Fire Department with its fire boat spraying jets of water into the air.
Held annually in the fall, fans can catch the popular U.S. Navy Blue Angels performing acrobatic maneuvers in Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets during air shows along the San Francisco waterfront.
The 2023 show lineup includes an F-35B demo and “Fat Albert,” a United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules used by the Blue Angels for transporting equipment, spare parts and support personnel between shows. The air show presented by United Airlines also features one of their 777 commercial airliners, the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team and more Navy and Coast Guard aircraft.
“San Francisco Fleet Week offers the public an opportunity to take a tour of the ships and interact with service members as they showcase their ships’, units’, and services’ capabilities,” said Brian O’Rourke, Fleet Week Core Planner and Media Relations Officer in a press release. “It also gives the public a chance to gain a better understanding of how the sea services support the national defense of the United States and protect freedom of the seas.”
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