Schomer returns to Blue Angels

The Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team announced June 13 via Twitter that Cmdr. William Schomer had been selected as the team’s 2019 executive officer. The Blue Angels are comprised of aviators from the Navy and the Marine Corps. Schomer was an enlisted member of the Blues from 1994-97 while working in the airframes and paint shops, and will be returning after 21 years. Schomer, who hails from Lorain, Ohio, currently serves as the air operations officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. He’ll be taking over XO duties for the 2019 season from Cmdr. Matt Kaslik. Officers generally serve two-year tours with the team. (Source: Navy Times 06/14/18) The Blue Angels are headquartered out of NAS Pensacola during air show season.