The Blue Angels will soon have a new commanding officer for the 2020 and 2021 seasons Tuesday afternoon. Commander Brian Kesselring has been selected to succeed Captain Eric Doyle. Applicants were required to have a minimum of 3,000 flight hours and be in current command or have had past command of a tactical jet squadron. Kesselring is a native of Fargo, North Dakota. He joins the Blues after serving as the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 81. The change-of-command ceremony is set for November 10 at the National Naval Aviation Museum.
NEW BLUE ANGELS COMMANDING OFFICER
Apr 3, 2019 | 5:25 AM
Sat Sep 12
Pensacola, FL, USA
Feels Like: 91°F
Humidity: 79%
Pressure: 30 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 91°F. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 10:56 AM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sat Sep 12
Day
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 75%
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 27%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sun Sep 13
Day
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 52%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 46%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mon Sep 14
Day
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 13%
Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph.
Night
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-W
Precipitation: 13%
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tue Sep 15
Day
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 14%
Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 14%
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wed Sep 16
Day
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 13%
Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 10%
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thu Sep 17
Day
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 6%
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 6%
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Fri Sep 18
Day
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77.


