Scott Laux

The record

Compiled by the MrScandal desk from the documents below · Desk editor Gustavs Ērkšķis-Kreicbergs · Nov 9, 2026

Scott Laux is a Marine Corps major and naval aviator from Chantilly, Virginia, who flew with the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, from 2024 until November 2026. The Navy named him to the team in July 2024 while he was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 125, where he was an F-35C instructor pilot. A 2012 Naval Academy graduate, he earned his wings in 2015 and flew F/A-18 Hornets with Marine Corps squadrons, including a 2020 deployment aboard the USS Nimitz, Fox News reported.

On the team he flew as Blue Angel No. 7, the narrator position, in the 2025 season and moved to the No. 6 opposing solo jet for 2026. In a July 2026 media-day interview with WEAR-TV he described the solo sneak pass as a way to wake the crowd after the diamond formation. Fox News reported that he did not fly the July 15 low pass over Pensacola Beach that led to a team safety review, though he later defended the team's low-flying displays.

The Chief of Naval Air Training said Blue Angel No. 6 was removed for failing to uphold the standards expected of squadron members, without describing the conduct, and later dated the removal to November 3, 2026. The team flew five jets instead of six at its homecoming show that week. Newsweek reported that a call to his home was answered with word that he was unavailable, and that his photo and biography appeared to have been taken off the team's website.

Roles and honours on the record

• 2012 Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy source
• 2024 Selected as an F/A-18E/F demonstration pilot for the Blue Angels' 2025 show season, from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 source
• 2025 Blue Angel No. 7, U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron source
• 2026 Blue Angel No. 6, opposing solo pilot source