(Food and Entertainment Fest, canceled)….It had been scheduled for this Friday. The air show Saturday is not affected.

Naval Air Facility El Centro announced the cancellation of the 2020 Food and Entertainment Fest Tuesday morning. Kristopher Haugh, public affairs officer for NAF said, at the request of Commander Navy Region Southwest, they were asked to limit the scope of their upcoming open base events this weekend. To that end, Haugh said, they decided to cancel the Food and Entertainment Fest and press forward with the air show. He said they understand this is a tremendous shock to the Imperial Valley and raises many questions. Haugh said the action is being taken out of an abundance of caution, to both ensure the welfare of the base personnel and the families residing on base and that NAF El Centro can continue its essential mission of providing premier aviation training facilities. He said they regret any inconvenience this has caused to the local community, but understand that their primary responsibility remains the safety of their force, their families and their communities, both inside and outside the fence lines.