Blue Angels flight leader relieved of command for flying too low

In a highly unusual step, Navy Cmdr. Dave Koss announced Friday that "with deep personal regret … I will be voluntarily leaving the greatest flight demonstration team." "I performed a maneuver that had an unacceptably low minimum altitude," Cmdr. Koss said in a statement. "This maneuver, combined with other instances of not meeting the airborne standard that makes the Blue Angels the exceptional organization that it is, led to my decision to step down."