美帝海军决定取消今年所有蓝天使飞行表演队的表演

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4月9号美国海军发布一条新闻：由于联邦政府大幅度削减财政预算，今年余下所有Blue Angels的飞行表演全部取消。。。
不知道空军的Thunderbirds会不会也有类似的决定。果真如此的话，今年的航展就都不用去了

原文如下：
April 09, 2013 PRESS RELEASE #: 2013-014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. Navy Cancels Blue Angels 2013 Performances
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Navy has cancelled the remaining 2013 performances of its Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. The squadron will continue to train to maintain flying proficiency until further notice at its home station in Pensacola, Fla.
Recognizing budget realities, current Defense policy states that outreach events can only be supported with local assets at no cost to the government. This is one of many steps the Navy is taking to ensure resources are in place to support forces operating forward now and those training to relieve them.
The Navy believes there is value in demonstrating the professionalism and capabilities of our Navy and Marine Corps Naval Aviation team, thus inspiring future generations of Sailors and Marines. The Navy intends to continue aerial demonstrations in the future as the budget situation permits.

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Sequestration measures cancel Thunderbirds’ appearances past April 1

Commander: “Flying is an important part of the Thunderbirds mission, but it’s not everything”

Maj. Darrick B. Lee
Thunderbirds Public Affairs

果然，雷鸟也收到了相同的命令——

NELLIS AFB, Nev. — In response to sequestration actions, the Air Force and Air Combat Command officials have canceled aerial demonstration team performances to include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds past April 1.

This decision enables ACC to reallocate flying hours to combat readiness training, which will enable more sorties for combat readiness and deployment commitments, ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense.

The Thunderbirds were scheduled to perform more than 60 demonstrations at 38 locations between March and November, demonstrating the capabilities of Airmen and supporting Air Force recruiting efforts.

Lieutenant Col. Greg Moseley, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron commander/leader, said the squadron’s mission will continue, even though the 130-person team will not be travelling after March.

“Sequestration temporarily limits our ability to travel, but it doesn’t stop us from reaching out within our community to tell the Air Force story,” said Moseley. “We still have an obligation to educate people about our great Air Force and the incredible things our Airmen do.”

The Thunderbirds will increase focus on engaging local high schools and universities, supporting Air Force recruiting priorities. They also plan to increase support to the 99th Air Base Wing’s community relations program at Nellis AFB. “We’ve always had a robust community relations effort; until this issue is resolved, we’ll continue to engage the public as best we can,” Moseley added.

Details about when the team will resume performances after April 1 are unclear. In the meantime, pilots will take every opportunity to train in an effort to maintain their proficiency within the limits of sequestration. Moseley said the intent is to ensure the squadron is ready to resume demonstrations the moment sequestration is rescinded.

XEXU

英语帝。。。。。。

Einstein

省油…………

我是谁啊

本来我也不用去的

Regulus

狗大户家也缺余粮了。。。这不科学啊

RCtech

526往年去了多少？

红色伯爵

飞机放哪里还是要保养的啊~~~

overstrain

然后组建F35飞行表演队~

biller

.....TMD。。怎么能砍蓝天使的表演呢？砍几条俄亥俄不就行了么。。。

raptor

哎，蓝天使取消表演确实可惜啊

zy2008

biller 发表于 2013-4-16 16:52
.....TMD。。怎么能砍蓝天使的表演呢？砍几条俄亥俄不就行了么。。。

唉，我也想啊~！

alpha_CHN

RCtech 发表于 2013-4-12 23:05
526往年去了多少？

之前是有时间就尽量去看，有Blue Angels和Thunderbirds参加的去了五次吧。不过其中有三次都是旧金山舰队节的表演，只有飞行表演没有地面展示。