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The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: Opening day of the Miramar Air Show

U-T photographer Luke Johnson captured the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego on Friday.

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By | John.Kelley@sduniontribune.com and | luke.johnson@sduniontribune.com
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San Diego, CA - A Lockheed Martin F-35C performs a tactical demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Lockheed Martin F-35C performs a tactical demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A Lockheed Martin F-35C performs a tactical demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Lockheed Martin F-35C performs a tactical demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - People walk into a C-5m Super Galaxy on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People walk into a C-5m Super Galaxy on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - People walk around the static exhibits and look at the B-52 Stratofortress on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People walk around the static exhibits and look at the B-52 Stratofortress on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A KC-130J Hercules taxis on the tarmac after a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A KC-130J Hercules taxis on the tarmac after a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - Monster Energy rider Keith Sayers performs tricks on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Monster Energy rider Keith Sayers performs tricks on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A KC-130J Hercules flys by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A KC-130J Hercules flys by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - Various helicopter fly by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Various helicopter fly by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C flys by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C flys by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion carries artillery during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion carries artillery during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A A MV-22 Osprey flys by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A MV-22 Osprey flys by during a demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People watch the USMC Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions sit on the tarmac on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions sit on the tarmac on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - Traffic slows to a halt as people try to leave the base on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Traffic slows to a halt as people try to leave the base on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - A bid soars bye as the Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A bird soars by as the Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, CA - The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Blue Angels perform on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during the Miramar Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA. (Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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