{"id":23316,"date":"2015-07-10T21:40:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T21:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/07\/10\/new-fliers-picked-for-2016-blue-angels-season\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:21:58","slug":"new-fliers-picked-for-2016-blue-angels-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2015\/07\/10\/new-fliers-picked-for-2016-blue-angels-season\/","title":{"rendered":"New fliers picked for 2016 Blue Angels season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ID=29981595\" assetid=\"29981595\" assettype=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.tegna-tv.com\/-mm-\/ce22a4eaba7944b9e4a9b5b8a99e96cec12035a1\/c=218-0-4267-3044&amp;r=115x86\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/07\/10\/GGM\/NavyTimes\/635721434785587245-NAV18-Blue-Angels-.JPG\" title=\"150614-N-WJ386-079 [ID=29981595]\" width=\"245px\"\/>Four sailors and one Marine are set to join the Blue Angels for next year&#8217;s season, according to a July 10 <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Friday <\/span>announcement on the team&#8217;s Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Lts. 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