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How Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux’s ouster was discovered by eagle-eyed onlookers

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Worrell, G. (2026, November 9). How Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux’s ouster was discovered by eagle-eyed onlookers. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/how-blue-angels-pilot-scott-lauxs-ouster-was-discovered-by-eagle-eyed-onlookers/

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Eagle-eyed spectators noticed a missing plane during a Blue Angels performance at Naval Air Station Pensacola's 200th anniversary celebration on November 6, leading to the discovery that Marine Maj. Scott Laux had been dismissed from the team. The Navy confirmed Laux’s ousting due to failing to uphold necessary standards but did not disclose specific reasons or timing for his dismissal. His biographical page was recently removed from the Blue Angels' official website, and another officer's profile, Captain Danielle Cribb, was also taken down, though her removal is unexplained and unrelated according to family members.

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As of November 9, 2026, Marine Maj. Scott Laux was removed from the elite Blue Angels flight demonstration team "for failing to uphold standards," though specifics were not disclosed by the Navy. This revelation came after spectators noticed only five planes instead of the usual six at a homecoming air show in Pensacola, Florida, on November 6 and 7. The Chief of Naval Air Training confirmed Laux's departure, stating he would not participate in any remaining performances for the season. Additionally, Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb was also recently scrubbed from the team, though details about her removal are similarly unclear. Both pilots' profiles have been removed from the Blue Angels' official website, leaving their exact violations and timing of dismissals undisclosed by military officials.

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The Navy later confirmed to the outlet that Laux, 37, had been ousted “for failing to uphold the standards expected of members of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron” – and that he would not participate in any of the team’s remaining performances this season.

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A Blue Angel pilot’s ouster from the elite flying team only came to light when eagle-eyed spectators spotted a plane missing from its formation during a recent performance. asserted

spectators → come → performance

The mystery surrounding Marine Maj. Scott Laux’s dismissal from the Navy’s premier stunt squadron took flight after only five planes participated in the first day of a homecoming air show celebrating the 200th anniversary of Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida on Nov. 6, according to the Pensacola News Journal. uncertain

planes → surround → Journal

The team famously touts a standard six-jet formation. asserted

team → tout → formation

he → confirm → performances

Military officials still have not publicly disclosed exactly when or why the second-year Blue Angel was dismissed. asserted

Angel → disclose → ?

His photo and biographical page appear to have only recently been scrubbed from the Blue Angels’ official website. asserted

photo → appear → website

Only more questions about the situation surfaced when the profile page for another Blue Angels officer, Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb, the squadron’s public-affairs head, was discovered to have been taken down, The Aviationist reported. asserted

Aviationist → surface → officer

Laux and Cribb, 34, were photographed together in April at a minor-league baseball game in Pensacola, where the Blue Angels are based. asserted

Angels → photograph → Pensacola

The Navy did not immediately respond to inquiries about Cribb’s employment status and Laux. asserted

Navy → respond → status

Family members of Cribb denied that her removal from the website had any connection to Laux when reached by The Post on Monday. asserted

removal → deny → Monday

During the team’s annual “Breakfast with the Blues” flyover, Navy jets flew at extremely low altitude over the shoreline, sending tents, beach chairs and umbrellas flying amid clouds of sand. “We appreciate the trust in support, and it’s our privilege to be able to perform in that way. asserted

it → fly → way

We’re gonna keep bringing the heat and continue doing it safely,” Laux told Rolling with Madrina when asked about the incident. asserted

Laux → go → incident

Laux, who hails from Chantilly, Va., graduated from the Naval Academy in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Chinese before completing Marine officer training and an extensive flight-training program. He earned his wings in 2015 and went on to fly F/A-18 Hornets, later transitioning to the F-35C Lightning II. asserted

He → hail → II

His military career included deployments to Japan and aboard the USS Nimitz. asserted

career → include → Nimitz

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