Ryan “Guido” Bernacchi
Former TOPGUN instructor and two-decade naval aviator who served as Commanding Officer and Flight Leader of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (the Blue Angels), with deep experience in high-performance team leadership, debriefing, and flight demonstration operations.
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Mar 31, 2026 • 1h 48min
Alignment, Harmony, and the Fuzz: Blue Angels Leadership, Debriefing, and the OODA Loop
Ryan “Guido” Bernacchi, former TOPGUN instructor and ex-Blue Angels commanding officer, shares leadership from the flight line. He talks about the annual reset that rebuilds team culture, intense brief-execute-debrief routines like chair-flying, building psychological safety by leaders owning mistakes, and the surprising zone of team flow the Blues call the fuzz.
