[MilCom] MacDill Air Show cancelled

[Ken]

Unfortunately, I would suspect that there will be more military base open 
house/air show cancellations in the future....  It's difficult even for 
static aircraft crews to be away from their families & many active, reserve, 
& guard personnel have been on long overseas deployments.  At many shows 
this season, basically the planes were just parked (no open cockpits or 
stands to look in) with no crew members around.  I suspect the deal was to 
fly the aircraft up for the show & be able to visit with family/friends. 
As far as the support aspect for any shows (safety, parking, etc.) it a 
Herculean effort (personnel staffing, off base support, coordination, 
tc.)  -- I guess that although the prior operational plan is used, "lessons 
learned" are incorporated in the new support plan and of course the 
terrorist threat condition can affect the entire show ..

Ken

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Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 7:36 AM
Subject: [MilCom] MacDill Air Show cancelled


>
> MacDill Air Show A No-Go
> .
> By RICHARD LARDNER  Tampa Tribune
>
> Published: Nov 19, 2005
>
> TAMPA -- Citing security concerns and an unrelenting pace of operations, 
> the
> commander of MacDill Air Force Base has canceled next spring's Air Fest.
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