Acting Navy secretary on Blue Angels flyover at Florida beach: ‘No problem’

The Navy’s top civilian official is brushing off criticisms over an unusually low Blue Angels flyover at Florida’s Pensacola Beach this week, saying there will be no punishments for the incident. 

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the service completed a flight debrief of the Wednesday flyover that sent tents and umbrellas flying during the annual “Breakfast with the Blues” air show event.

“No reprimands. No firings. No problem,” Cao posted to social platform X Thursday afternoon. “That’s the sound of Freedom! Semper fi and Hooyah.”

Video of the incident shared across social media showed the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron making a low pass over the shoreline. The thrust of the jet’s engines sent sand billowing into the air and beach chairs and other equipment blowing across the shore and hitting several people, with some spectators scrambling for cover.

Escambia Sheriff’s Department later said that while the........

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