MISSISSIPPI (WKRG) — The government shutdown is now in its third week, and effects are being felt across the Gulf Coast. In Mississippi, the annual 'Thunder Over the Sound' Air Show has been canceled.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, an elite group of pilots based at Nellis AFB in Nevada, put on the show annually.

They schedule demonstrations nationwide, primarily in "the Air Force’s premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon," according to the Thunderbirds' website.

They have performed 30 shows across the country this year, with the final one for 2025 set for Nov. 1-2 at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, but that show has been canceled due to a lack of funding.

According to the 81st Training Wing Commander, the Thunderbirds show will not return until 2027.

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