AM 1240 WJON » st. cloud air show http://wjon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:03:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Cloud Air Show Cancelled [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-show-cancelled/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-show-cancelled/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:00:12 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=179398 The 2013 St. Cloud Air Show has been cancelled, due to problems with the Sequester.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-show-cancelled/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.com Budget Cuts Force Military Jets to Drop Air Shows http://wjon.com/budget-cuts-force-military-jets-to-drop-air-shows/ http://wjon.com/budget-cuts-force-military-jets-to-drop-air-shows/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:59:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=174148 Deep budget cuts in Washington mean military flight teams will likely be no-shows at air shows across the U.S. starting this spring, leaving dozens of host cities bracing for thinner crowds and lost tourism dollars.

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]]> http://wjon.com/budget-cuts-force-military-jets-to-drop-air-shows/feed/ 0 Bruce Centerwall St. Cloud Air Show Organizers Watching Federal Budget Cut Negotiations http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-show-organizers-watching-federal-budget-cut-negotiations/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-show-organizers-watching-federal-budget-cut-negotiations/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:00:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=170023 Organizers of this summer's St. Cloud Air Show have a big interest in some automatic federal budget cuts set to take effect on March 1st. If the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts known as the sequester can't be averted, the military's flight demo teams will most likely be grounded for the rest of the year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-show-organizers-watching-federal-budget-cut-negotiations/feed/ 0 Bruce Centerwall F-22 Raptor Coming Back to St. Cloud Air Show [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/f-22-raptor-coming-back-to-st-cloud-air-show-audio/ http://wjon.com/f-22-raptor-coming-back-to-st-cloud-air-show-audio/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:23:02 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=166599 Another big time act is coming back to the St. Cloud Air Show. It was just announced today (Tuesday) that the Air Force's F-22 Raptor will be at the show this summer.

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]]> http://wjon.com/f-22-raptor-coming-back-to-st-cloud-air-show-audio/feed/ 0 F-22 Raptor U.S. Navy F/A-18 to Land at St. Cloud Air Show http://wjon.com/u-s-navy-fa-18-to-land-at-st-cloud-air-show/ http://wjon.com/u-s-navy-fa-18-to-land-at-st-cloud-air-show/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:21:44 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=154734 Another top act has signed on for next year's St. Cloud Air Show. The U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Strike Fighter Squadron 106, also known as the "Gladiators", will be a part of the show.

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]]> http://wjon.com/u-s-navy-fa-18-to-land-at-st-cloud-air-show/feed/ 0 Getty Images Pilots with Blue Angels Meeting with Air Show Committee [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/pilots-with-blue-angels-meeting-with-air-show-committee-audio/ http://wjon.com/pilots-with-blue-angels-meeting-with-air-show-committee-audio/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:29:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=148209 Two pilots with the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flew into town today (Wednesday) in advance of next year's air show. Lieutenant Commander Michael Cheng says it's a routine stop, to make sure the air show committee is ready for their performance next year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/pilots-with-blue-angels-meeting-with-air-show-committee-audio/feed/ 0 Blue Angels Blue Angels to Stop in St. Cloud, Preparing for Next Year's Show http://wjon.com/blue-angels-to-stop-in-st-cloud-preparing-for-next-years-show/ http://wjon.com/blue-angels-to-stop-in-st-cloud-preparing-for-next-years-show/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:18:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=147495 Members of the Blue Angels will be flying into town this week. They're scheduled to land on Wednesday afternoon, and will leave on Thursday.

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