Blue Angels boss steps down

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The commander of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team, Navy Cmdr. Dave Koss, voluntarily stepped down from the team after some of its jets flew at a lower altitude than allowed at a Virginia air show last weekend. The team is on indefinite safety stand-down because of the error. Four of the six F/A-18 Hornets flew below their specified altitude in a diamond formation at the Lynchburg, Va., show. They all landed safely. The team cancelled performances at Friday's graduation at the U.S. Naval Academy and a Memorial Day weekend performances in Millville, N.J. Koss is being replaced by Navy Capt. Greg McWherter, who commanded the team before Koss took over in November 2010. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 05/27/11)