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FILE - In this Saturday, March 23, 2013 file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels perform their precision aerobatics over the Florida Keys during the Southernmost Air Spectacular at Naval Air Station Key West, in Key West, Fla. The commander of Naval air forces announced on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 that the U.S. Navy has canceled the remainder of the elite Blue Angels demonstration team's 2013 season because of federal cuts. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O'Neal, File)
FILE – In this Saturday, March 23, 2013 file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels perform their precision aerobatics over the Florida Keys during the Southernmost Air Spectacular at Naval Air Station Key West, in Key West, Fla. The commander of Naval air forces announced on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 that the U.S. Navy has canceled the remainder of the elite Blue Angels demonstration team’s 2013 season because of federal cuts. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O’Neal, File)
George Kelly, breaking news reporter, East Bay Times. For his Wordpress profile.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)Author
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The U.S. Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron couldn’t maneuver its way out of the federal budget sequester. A Tuesday announcement from the Department of Defense confirmed what many aviation fans feared — the squadron’s 2013 season was grounded as part of new federal spending limits.

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