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WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The U.S. Navy has canceled Navy Week in all 18 locations it was planned for 2013, including in Rhode Island.
The Navy on Thursday said it was canceling the event because of automatic budget cuts known as sequestration.
Navy Week in Rhode Island had been planned to coincide with the Quonset Air Show on June 29 and June 30.
The Navy Blue Angels earlier this week canceled their air show appearances nationwide, including at the Quonset Air Show. The Rhode Island National Guard says it will announce Friday whether the air show will still go on.
Navy Weeks are put on in different cities around the country and are designed to show off Navy sailors and equipment to the public.
