{"id":12488,"date":"2026-04-24T19:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=12488"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:23:11","slug":"blue-angels-perform-at-nas-kingsville-after-four-year-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/blue-angels-perform-at-nas-kingsville-after-four-year-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Angels perform at NAS Kingsville after four year wait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"n2-section-smartslider fitvidsignore  n2_clear\" data-ssid=\"58\"><div id=\"n2-ss-58-align\" class=\"n2-ss-align\"><div class=\"n2-padding\"><div id=\"n2-ss-58\" data-creator=\"Smart Slider 3\" data-responsive=\"auto\" class=\"n2-ss-slider n2-ow n2-has-hover n2notransition  \">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"n2-ss-slider-wrapper-inside\">\n        <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-1 n2_ss__touch_element n2-ow\">\n            <div 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