Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux pictured shirtless with wife, downing Popeyes after mysterious ousting from elite Navy flight team

Marine Maj. Scott Laux has been removed from the US Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team, with officials saying only that he failed to uphold the standards expected of its members. The circumstances remain undisclosed, and the removal drew attention after Laux was absent from a 6 November homecoming show and his profile disappeared from the team’s website.

Laux, 37, joined the team in September 2024 and narrated its performances in 2025. It flew five planes rather than its usual six at the Pensacola show, held for the naval station’s 200th anniversary. Blue Angels public affairs officer Danielle Cribb’s profile was also removed, but a source said she had left separately and before Laux; the Navy has not explained his dismissal.