b'C o m m u n i t yWings Over South Texas Air Show Returns to NASCCNaval Air Station Corpus Christi will hoststealth fighter, the U.S. Air Force F-15 Ea-the annual Wings Over South Texas airgle, various World War II era fighters and showonFriday-Saturday,May9-10,bombers, extreme aerial acrobatics fliers, 2025, its turn to host the event, alternat- Army and Coast Guard helicopters, skydiv-ingeachyearwithNASKingsville. Theers like the Army Golden Eagles, and even only occasion for which military gates aremilitary drones.open to the public, NASCC will welcomeDozens of aircraft will be on display, many thousands of festival goers eager to expe- will pilots and crew members on hand toTop: U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team; Above: USAF F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter; rience the wonders of aviation, up closeeducate and guide attendees. Food ven- Below/Left: U.S. Army Golden Eagles parachute team; Below/Right: Up close with Apache helicopter.and in person. dors, a kids play area, and the center of The star of the show will be the U.S. Navyactivity for the air show takes place right Blue Angels demonstration team, flyingon the Navy flight line. Visitors attending the mainstay aircraft of naval aviation, theWings Over South Texas will enter NASCC F/A-18 Super Hornet, which is 20% largerat its south gate from NAS Drive in Flour than the original F/A-18 and significantlyBluff. Please remember that the station is more advanced. Virtually all Blue Angelsan active and highly secure military instal-pilots,activedutySailorsandMarines,lation, so closely follow traffic direction.were trained at some level in the CoastalFor the two or three days prior to the air Bend, either in basic flight school at NASshow, Corpus Christi and island residents Corpus Christi or in advanced jet trainingwill (first) hear the roar of Super Hornet at NAS Kingsville. engines and then will see the Blue Angels Whileaccompanyingflightdemonstra- practicing their routine over Corpus Chris-tionsvaryshow-to-show,pastattrac- ti Bay and Flour Bluffa free preview of tions have included the F-117 NighthawkWings Over South Texas 2025.64THECOASTALBENDMAGAZINE TheCoastalBend.com'