Scott Laux Blue Angels removal ended his season on Friday, after CNATRA said Blue Angel #6 was taken off the team for failing to uphold the standards expected of members of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. He will not take part in the remaining performances.
The change left the Blue Angels with five jets at the NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show on Friday and Saturday instead of six. Laux had joined the Blue Angels in September 2024 and served as the team’s narrator in 2025.
CNATRA’s Friday statement
The Chief of Naval Air Training said, “Blue Angel #6 was removed from the team for failing to uphold the standards expected of members of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron and will not participate in the team’s remaining performance this season.” That statement was the first public explanation for Laux’s removal.
The Navy did not say when he was dismissed or what led to the decision. The unit had also taken down Laux’s photo and biographical page from its official website, a sign the personnel change had already moved through the squadron’s public-facing records.
NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show
Laux was absent from the NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show in Florida on Friday and Saturday, and the squadron flew with one less aircraft than usual. For the team, that meant a six-jet formation gave way to five jets while the remaining season continues without him.
His departure also ends the role he held after joining the squadron in September 2024. In 2025, he had served as the team’s narrator, putting him in one of the unit’s most visible positions before the removal.
July Pensacola Beach
The removal comes after Laux had publicly defended the squadron’s low-flying displays following the July flyover over Pensacola Beach. Asked about that incident by Rolling with Madrina, he said, “We appreciate the trust in support and it’s our privilege to be able to perform in that way. We’re gonna keep bringing the heat and continue doing it safely.”
That earlier appearance drew attention because Navy jets flew at extremely low altitude over the shoreline during the team’s annual Breakfast with the Blues flyover, sending tents, beach chairs and umbrellas flying as clouds of sand swept across the beach.
For now, the practical outcome is simple: the squadron is moving ahead without Laux, and the public answer stops at his removal for standards-related reasons. The unanswered part is what specific conduct led to the decision.
