James Fausone
\nVeteran Advocate<\/p>\n
While the $85 billion in automatic cuts that will affect the federal budget are in pace as part of the ongoing sequester, a little-known ripple effect of those cuts include planned demonstrations by the Air Force’s Thunderbirds<\/a> and the Navy’s Blue Angels<\/a>, according to officials.<\/p>\n Though the Blue Angels are scheduled to perform in multiple shows over the next six months, those performances will likely be cancelled in more than two dozen \u00a0shows scheduled across the U.S. as part of budgeting issues, said a spokesperson. The Blue Angel shows first slated for cancellation include those in April, in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. The Blue Angel shows slated for May in North Carolina, and for June in Indiana have been canceled. Other shows later in the season are being considered in the light of looming budget cuts.\u00a0 The shows for the 2013 season for the Thunderbirds have all been (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" James Fausone Veteran Advocate While the $85 billion in automatic cuts that will affect the federal budget are in pace as part of the ongoing sequester, a little-known ripple effect of those cuts include planned demonstrations by the Air Force’s…<\/span><\/p>\n