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A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules Fat Albert, assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, uses Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) bottles during a takeoff over Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Fat Albert kicks-off each show with an assisted takeoff. The team performed for thousands of spectators at the "Blues on the Bay" Marine Corps-Navy Air Show Oct 9-10, 2004. The Blue Angels fly the F/A-18A Hornet as they perform approximately 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration, which runs approximately an hour and 15 minutes.