VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It is September, and that means it is time for the annual air show at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.

On Thursday, to help promote the air show, Miss Virginia Erin Houston spent about 45 minutes flying with the Navy’s flight demo team, the Blue Angels.

She will also be at the air show, where she will spend time reading to kids at the base’s child development center.

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“Both my parents were Marines, so I grew up going to daycare and after-school care just like that, so it was really incredible to connect with those kids," Houston explained.

The air show is one of two air shows at military bases in

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