Posted: 11/01/2013
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Dave Tickle, lead solo pilot for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs the Dirty Roll on Take-off maneuver. The Blue Angels are conducting winter training where the pilots must complete 120 practice flights before kicking off the 2014 air show season at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., March 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald)