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The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is back for their 18th year on Sat, October 20 and Sun, October 21, 2007 for a weekend of flying and fun. Wow, Alliance still seems brand new! This year the airshow is proud to welcome back the Unites States Navy Blue Angels! The US Army Golden Knights parachute team will also be performing.

Gates open at 9:00AM with performances beginning at 9:30AM. Benefitting the USO of Dallas/Fort Worth, Admission is free, and parking is $15 per vehicle regardless of size!

Activities include the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Jump Team, Aerobatic Stunts, a MIG-17, The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Red Baron Pizza Squadron, Air Force Reserve Jet Car, Harrier Demos, USN F-18 Tactical Demos, F-16 Viper Demos, interactive simulators putting you in the seat, lots of photo opportunties and aircraft displays.

The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is an annual event held at Alliance Airport. Over 180,000 guest are anticipated over the two day event. Numerous corporate sponsors will also be presented showing their community involvement and support. In the last millennium, air shows were the 2nd most popular spectator sport in North America.

Here are some tips to help you have a fantastic day at the air show!

• Bring your friends and family to experience breath-taking stunts, inspirational patriotic displays and good old fashioned fun.
• Wear comfortable shoes. Wear sunscreen and sunglasses. Bring a hat.
• Come early for photos of aviation displays.
• Leave unnecessary gear at home. No food, drinks, coolers of any kind, alcoholic beverages, pets, bicycles, skate boards, scooters or in-line skates allowed on the grounds, including the parking areas.
• Feel free to bring lawn chairs and umbrellas.
• Bring hearing protection.
• Buy a souvenir program for insightful articles about the performers.
• Splurge at the show! Bring spending dough for food, snacks, drinks and air show memorabilia.
• Don’t Forget the kids. With bounce houses and kid-fun activities, the whole family is sure to have a terrific time all day long.

Directions from Flower Mound:

• Travel West on FM-1171 to I-35W
• Turn South on I-35W
• Exit Eagle Parkway
• Follow signs and police direction to General Admission Parking

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For more information on the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, see their website at www.allianceairshow.com.

About the USO of Dallas/Fort Worth

The USO of Dallas/Fort Worth offers our military a world-class 2,900 square foot facility, located in Terminal B at Gate 15 (on the secure side) of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The facility was formerly occupied by the Continental Airlines Presidents Club and was generously refurbished by the DFW Airport Board expressly with the USO in mind. In March 2005, their second facility was opened in Terminal D at Gate 22.

Since opening on June 14, 2004, the group has welcomed more than 254,000 patrons to the facilities as they pass through DFW Airport. Many guests are troops coming from, or returning to, duties while serving in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). DFW Airport is one of only two U.S. airport locations accommodating the Army’s Rest and Recuperation (R&R) program — and all of North Texas is proud to serve.

The facilities offer computers with internet access, a TV lounge, sleeping rooms, game room, cafe area, children’s play area, phone service and more.

For more information regarding the facilities, how you may assist by volunteering or becoming a corporate sponsor, or how you can contribute to this great effort, please contact the USO of Dallas/Fort Worth. Thank you.