The FAA gets rolled ... all the time': Inside the agency's clashes with the Pentagon

A series of low-altitude military flyovers has reignited long-running tensions between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon, where FAA safety officials are often seen as being overridden. The article notes an incident earlier this month in Florida in which the Blue Angels staged the flyover near a beach, prompting concern among some lawmakers and anger inside the FAA. Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz said the Pentagon has resisted following rules used in commercial airspace, and lawmakers point to the fact that military aircraft still must comply with FAA requirements in U.S. civilian airspace. The dispute also follows an FAA response that temporarily closed airspace over El Paso, Texas, tied to DOD laser equipment.