The 2025 Great Tennessee Air Show was an event filled with a sense of patriotism and nostalgia. It was a celebration of the 20th year of the event being coordinated by the Smyrna Airport, the 79th year of the Blue Angels, the 81st anniversary of D-Day, and the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
“We are all humbled to be able to do this,” said Blue Angels Team Commander Adam Bryan.
In April 2024, Cdr. Bryan was selected to command the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, assuming the role in November 2024. A 2005 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was recognized as the George Bush First Tour Naval Aviator of the Year in 2011 and as the Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic Pilot of the Year in 2016…