Honolulu has been chosen for a September stop by the Air Force's flight demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, in its 2007 season.

But there's even more good news for fans of fast jets: The Navy's aviation demonstration team, the Blue Angels, will be zipping over Kane'ohe Bay a month later.

The Blue Angels previously were in Hawai'i in 2004 — the first stop in the Islands since a performance off Kalaeloa in 1995. The last time the red, white and blue Thunderbirds appeared in Hawai'i was in 2003.

"We are very excited that the Blue Angels are coming back to Kane'ohe Bay," said Col. Mark A. Dungan, deputy commander of Marine Corps Base Hawai'i. "The 2004 show was a very positive event, and we are happy to again have the opportunity to thank the community for their support and show them some of the amazing things the Navy-Marine Corps team can do."

The Blue Angels will appear on the Windward side on Oct. 13-14.

Honolulu was selected as one of six cities nationwide to host Air Force Week — in Hawai'i Sept. 12-15 — and the Thunderbirds will be the focal point on Sept. 15 with the Waikiki waterfront flyover, and opportunities to view the flyers practicing earlier in the week.

The Air Force wants to create a greater awareness of its mission among civilians, and Air Force Week will feature ground displays, public-speaking engagements by senior Air Force leaders, an appearance by the service's traveling band Tops in Blue, and the Thunderbirds' aerial acrobatics.

"We are hugely proud and excited that Honolulu has been chosen to host Air Force Week as we enter the year of celebration of the Air Force's 60th anniversary," said Gen. Paul V. Hester, the Pacific Air Forces commander.

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