Alignment, Harmony, and the Fuzz: Blue Angels Leadership, Debriefing, and the OODA Loop

Send us Fan Mail You've seen the posters in conference rooms. A picture of the Blue Angels on the wall. Teamwork. Trust. Leadership. What almost no one knows is what actually produces those images — the processes, the culture, the discipline, and the occasional near-catastrophe that tests whether any of it holds. Ryan “Guido” Bernacchi knows. He is a former TOPGUN instructor, a two-decade naval aviator, and the former Commanding Officer and Flight Leader of the United States Navy Flight...