US EditionSF Fleet Week: Blue Angels Grounded Due to Government Shutdown
The Blue Angels are sidelined by a federal shutdown but Canadian Snowbirds and ships from Canada and Colombia will keep Fleet Week active, attracting over a million visitors in 2024.
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SF Fleet Week: Blue Angels grounded due to government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- SF Fleet Week looks set to steam ahead without its main event. In the midst of the ongoing government shutdown, a Fleet Week spokesperson confirmed to KRON4 that "due to the lapse in federal appropriations," the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have "temporarily paused" planning efforts to participate. That means no Blue Angels -- and no U.S. Navy participation in the Parade of Ships. According to officials, Fleet Week will sti…
Blue Angels may not fly due to gov't shutdown, but SF Fleet Week will go on with Canadian pilots
The Canadian Snowbirds and the Patriots aren't quite as loud as the Blue Angels, but there will be smoke, jet noise and excitement in San Francisco, says pilot Cory Lovell.
Organizers reported that U.S. military involvement was suspended due to the closure.
SF Fleet Week organizers confirm some events will go on amid federal shutdown - Local News Matters
Organizers of San Francisco Fleet Week, an annual celebration of the U.S. Armed Forces, confirmed Wednesday that some events will go on amid a federal government shutdown that went into effect overnight. Fleet Week will run from Sunday to Oct. 13 and this year’s event is serving as the official West Coast celebration of the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary, but organizers said U.S. military participation is paused after Republican and Democratic me…
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