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\nThe Miramar air show was originally scheduled for Oct. 4-6, but sequestration cuts grounded many military planes and helicopters. The base asked the Pentagon for a waiver to allow them to fly military aircraft at the show, and when it was denied, officials decided the show would go on anyway.<\/strong>
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\nThe sequestration version of the air show was to be two days long and feature civilian flying demonstrations and acrobatics, along with military aircraft parked on the tarmac.<\/strong><\/p>\n
And while the show is typically paid for with sponsorship money, appropriated and nonappropriated funds, no appropriated-fund monies were to be used for this year\u2019s event, said Lt. Chad Hill, a Miramar spokesman.<\/strong><\/p>\n Among other things, the military air shows give Americans a chance to see what their military is doing and to meet many of the members of the military. Aside from raising money to support military families, the shows are a good way to remind the public that there are many brave young men and women serving our country in the military. The article reports:<\/p>\n Then the government shut down. Base officials continued moving forward with the show, but were told the morning before it was to begin that all nonessential activities \u2014 including outreach events like the air show \u2014 were not authorized under a shutdown.<\/strong> The fact that the government was shut down was unfortunate, but the fact that the shutdown was managed by a group of petulant leaders who chose to punish the American people for the shutdown was truly despicable. It is a shame that we have such petty people running our country.<\/p>\n The cuts to the defense budget in sequestration were much larger than they should have been–that was the only way that the Democrats would have even considered sequestration as an alternative to working out a sensible budget. However, the way … Continue reading
\nUnfortunately, when the government was shut down, the show had to be cancelled again.<\/p>\n
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\nMany of the acts were already on base preparing when Farnham held another press conference.<\/strong>
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\nThe Pentagon\u2019s restrictions were \u201cmore than I had the authority to overcome,\u201d he said. \u201cThe timing probably couldn\u2019t be worse \u2026 but it is what it is.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Enhanced](\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=d1ed6b8a-00e5-4556-b5f7-457573ef1bb8\")
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