{"id":32321,"date":"2020-03-13T00:48:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T00:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/13\/multiple-air-shows-including-thunderbirds-performance-canceled-due-to-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:22:22","slug":"multiple-air-shows-including-thunderbirds-performance-canceled-due-to-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/13\/multiple-air-shows-including-thunderbirds-performance-canceled-due-to-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple air shows, including Thunderbirds performance, canceled due to coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A series of air shows across the nation have been canceled due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus<\/a>, including one this weekend that was to feature a performance by the Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday afternoon said its Fiesta of Flight Air and Space Expo, which was scheduled for Saturday, is now off. That show was to include performances by the Thunderbirds, the Wings of Blue Jump Team, the A-10 Demo Team, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe do not have any COVID-19 cases<\/a> identified,\u201d Col. Lee Gentile, commander of the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin, said in a statement posted on the base\u2019s official Twitter account. \u201cThis decision to cancel is out of an abundance of caution<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual air show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, which was to include a performance by the Air Force\u2019s F-35A Demonstration Team, was also called off. It was scheduled to begin Friday afternoon and run throughout Saturday, and would have featured the first public performance of its new pilot and commander, Capt. Kristin \u201cBeo\u201d Wolfe.<\/p>\n\n\n\t