‘The Blue Angels’: American Tradition at Its Most Inspirational

This new Amazon documentary goes behind the scenes of a cherished military mainstay.

"The Blue Angels" documentary shows how the special team of Navy pilots prepare for their spectacular air shows. Kirk Wester/Shutterstock

G | 1h 33m | Documentary, Military, History | 2024

An American military fixture since 1946, the joint Navy-Marine Corps venture known as the Blue Angels is the finest public relations program ever conceived by the U.S. Military. As of 2011, it is budgeted at $37 million annually and is one of the very few or possibly the only government expenditure that gives U.S. taxpayers their money’s worth. Over the span of 77 years, more than 500 million people have seen the Blue Angels perform (at no charge) live.