GARDNER, Kan. (June 30, 2021) Lt. Julius Bratton, a pilot and narrator assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, takes off down the runway with Dr. Michelle Hubbard, superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District, during a key influencer flight at New Century Air Center, June 30, 2021. The Blue Angels will be performing at the Kansas City Air Show July 3-4 and takes place during Kansas City Navy Week, the first in-person Navy Week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blue Angels 2021 show season is their first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the team's 75th anniversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)