Concerns Congressional Budget Inaction May Kill Blue Angels

Concern but no panic from the organizers of the Fargo AirSho over reports the Navy could be forced to cut all funding to the aerial demonstration team that is the headliner of this summer's air show.

 

 

 

 

Concern but no panic from the organizers of the Fargo AirSho over reports the Navy could be forced to cut all funding to the aerial demonstration team that is the headliner of this summer's air show.

The Navy has a list of proposed measures that lays out a range of cuts if congress does not act to stop automatic budget cuts known as sequestration by March 1st that includes cancelling Blue Angels shows the second half of this year.

AirSho spokesman Mike Haugen says grounding the Blue Angels is not at the top of the Navy's priority list of cuts.

Haugen says right now they continue to prepare for the August 10-11 AirSho at Hector International Airport and hope the budget issues can be resolved.

Haugen says "It's a long time until August and I'm confident the Blue Angels will be back in Fargo."

 

Don Haney

   

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