Blue Angels Remove No. 6 Pilot
AI-generated illustration of Scott Laux and Danielle Cribb.
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The Navy’s Blue Angels removed Marine Maj. Scott Laux from the flight demonstration squadron ahead of its season finale in Pensacola, Florida. Laux flew the No. 6 jet as the team’s opposing solo pilot.
The Chief of Naval Air Training’s public affairs office told the Pensacola News Journal on Friday that Laux had failed to meet the standards expected of squadron members. Officials did not specify what led to the decision.
The New York Post reported that the biography of Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb, the squadron’s public affairs officer, was also taken down from the Blue Angels’ website. The Post said the Navy did not respond to its request for comment on Sunday. Cribb’s assignment status remains publicly unconfirmed.
The Blue Angels performed with five jets at the NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show, their final scheduled show of the 2026 season. Laux joined the squadron in September 2024 and served as its narrator in 2025 before moving to the opposing solo position.
