MEET THE BLUE ANGELS
#1 CAPT BRIAN C. KESSELRING Flight Leader / Commanding Officer USN Captain Brian C. Kesselring is a native of Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated from Concordia College, MN, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts undergraduate degree with majors in Physics, Mathematics, and Business while also competing in basketball and track & field. Upon graduation, Brian attended Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida, where he earned his commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in March 2001. Brian joined the Blue Angels in September 2019. He has accumulat - ed more than 4,600 flight hours and has 812 carrier-arrested landings. His decorations include the Meritori- ous Service Medal, six Strike/Flight Air Medals, three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Achieve- ment Medals, and various personal, unit and service awards. #2 LT CHRIS KAPUSCHANSKY Right Wing, USN in Brockton, Massachusetts and in 2002 moved to Yorktown, Virginia where he graduated from York High School in 2007. After graduation, he attended Valley Forge Military Col- lege in Wayne, Pennsylvania for one year prior to attending the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated from the Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography in 2012 LT Chris Kapuschansky Lieutenant Christopher Kapuschansky was born
#4 MAJ FRANK ZASTOUPIL Slot, USMC Major Frank Zastoupil is
and earned his commission in the U.S. Navy. Christopher joined the Blue Angels in September 2021 and has accumulat- ed more than 1450 flight hours and over 303 carrier arrested landings. His decorations include a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various other unit and personal awards.Christopher joined the Blue Angels in September 2021 and has accumulated more than 1450 flight hours and over 303 carrier arrested landings. His decorations include a Navy and Marine Corps Achieve- ment Medal, and various other unit and personal awards. #3 LT SCOTT GOOSSENS raised in San Francisco, California, graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory in 2006. He attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he graduat- ed with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2010. Following college, he worked in Washington, D.C. in national security and defense policy until 2013, when he joined the Navy and earned his commission through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Scott joined the Blue Angels in September 2021. He has accumulat- ed more than 1,600 flight hours and has 348 carrier arrested landings. His decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various personal and unit awards. Left Wing, USN Lieutenant Scott Goossens, born in New York, New York, and
a native of Kingwood, Texas and graduated
from Kingwood High School in 2005. He attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2009. Frank earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps through the Platoon Leaders Course in 2009 and reported to The Basic School (TBS) at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quan- tico, Virginia to complete training. Following TBS, Frank was assigned to the Center for Advanced Oper- ational Culture Learning (CAOCL) for Russian language and culture training. Frank joined the Blue Angels in Sep- tember 2019. He has accumulated more than 1,700 flight hours across four different tactical platforms, has ten carrier arrested landings and 90 shipboard vertical landings. His dec- orations include three Strike Flight Air Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and various personal and unit awards. #5 LCDR CARY RICKOFF Lead Solo, USN Lieutenant Commander Cary Rickoff is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Riverwood High School in 2005, where he lettered in baseball. He attended Duke Uni- versity in Durham, North Carolina, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Anthropology and Anato- my in 2009, and earned his commis - sion as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. Cary joined the Blue Angels in Sep-
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