Thunderbirds release 2012 show schedule
December 12, 2011 (by TSgt. Jake Richmond) - The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have announced their 2012 show schedule. The team is set to perform more than 60 demonstrations in 33 locations, including two shows in Canada.
The team, officially known as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, will again kick-off their season by performing a flyover for the 54th running of NASCAR's Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. The remainder of the schedule is as follows:
March 17: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona
March 31 & April 1: Lakeland, Florida
April 14-15: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
April 21-22: Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
April 28-29: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
May 5-6: Shaw AFB, South Carolina
May 12-13: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
May 19-20: March Air Reserve Base, California
May 23: Colorado Springs, Colo. - U.S. Air Force Academy graduation flyover
May 26-27: Hill Air Force Base, Utah
June 2-3: Rockford, Illinois
June 9-10: Ocean City, Maryland
June 16-17: North Kingstown, Rhode Island
June 23-24: Indianapolis, Indina
June 30 & July 1: Battle Creek, Michigan
July 7-8: Gary, Indiana
July 21-22: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
July 25: Cheyenne, Wyoming
July 28-29: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Aug. 4-5: Hillsboro, Oregon
Aug. 11-12: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Aug. 17: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Aug. 25-26: Brunswick, Maine
Sept. 1-2: Davenport, Iowa
Sept. 8-9: Sacramento, California
Sept. 15-16: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Sept. 22-23: Salinas, California
Sept. 29-30: McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas
Oct. 6-7: Fort Worth, Texas
Oct. 13-14: Daytona Beach, Florida
Oct. 20-21: El Paso, Texas
Oct. 27-28: Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
Nov. 3-4: Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida
Nov. 10-11: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
"We are excited about the upcoming season and representing our fellow American Airmen," said Lt. Col. Greg Moseley, who will command and lead the team in the 2012 show season. "We feel honored to tell the story of U.S. Air Force Airmen serving on the front lines of freedom around the world. We will proudly represent each Airmen with the same pride, precision and professionalism in which they perform their duties each and every day".
The coming year will mark the 59th of the Thunderbirds existence, dating back to 1953 when the team flew the straight-winged F-84G Thunderjets. This season will mark the 30th season the squadron has performed in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter aircraft.
Following winter training, the team begins the season in on February 20th with a flyover at the NASCAR Great American race - the Daytona 500. The teams will begin the airshow season on March 19-20 with a performance at Luke AFB in Arizona. Their season will conclude on November 12-13 at Nellis AFB in Nevada.
Demonstration sites are selected in support of the Department of Defense objectives and in the interest of the armed services with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly assist in the recruiting and retention goals for the military services, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the Air Force to the American public and U.S. Allies.
The schedule posted to this blog is subject to change without notice and is weather permitting, for everyones safety.
Stay tuned to the MMP blog and check the "Milcom Blog Guide to Airshows" section on the right hand side of this blog for links to other schedules and field reports from readers during the airshow season.
Don't forget to checkout our 12th annual Air Show Guide that will appear in the March 2011 issue of Monitoring Times magazine. It will be loaded with the latest frequencies (for US and foreign teams), combined schedules, and radio equipment recommendations to make your air show experience an enjoyable and pleasurable one.
The web version of our March guide won't be posted to the MT website until mid to late April. This is done as a courtesy to our subscribers and readers who pay the freight. So get your copy of the March issue before it sells out when it is released in the last week of February. Better yet, get a subscription and don't miss a single exciting issue of Monitoring Times magazine.
I hope to have a more detailed schedule very soon when the team makes its official release later this month, so stay tuned to this blog for the latest updates.
2011 Show Schedule
February 2011
February 20 NASCAR Daytona 500 Fly-By, Daytona Beach, Florida
March 2011
March 19-20 Luke AFB, Arizona
March 26-27 Tyndall AFB, Florida
April 2011
April 2-3 Ceiba, Puerto Rico
April 9 Charleston AFB, South Carolina
April 16-17 Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
April 30 Beale AFB, California
May 2011
May 1 Beale AFB, California
May 7-8 Smyrna, Tennessee
May 14-15 Langley AFB, Virginia
May 21-22 Andrews AFB, Maryland (the reunion airshow)
May 25 USAF Academy, Colorado
June 2011 (European Tour)
June 4-5 Cigli AB, Izmir, Turkey
June 11-12 Jesolo AB, Italy
June 15 Karup AB, Denmark
June 18-19 Turku AB, Finland
June 25 Graf Ignatievo AB, Bulgaria
July 2011 (European Tour continues)
July 2-3 RAF, Waddington, UK
July 6-7 Koksijde AB, Belgium
July 9-10 Off Weekend for the Team
July 16-17 Off Weekend for the Team
July 23-24 Dayton, Ohio
July 27 Cheyenne, Wyoming
July 30-31 Travis AFB, California
August 2011
August 6-7 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 13-14 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
August 17 Atlantic City, New Jersey
August 20-21 Chicago, Ilinois
August 27-28 Waterloo, Iowa
September 2011
September 3-5 Cleveland, Ohio
September 10-11 Niagara Falls, New York
September 15 Reno, Nevada
September 17-18 Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
September 24-25 Hill AFB, Utah
October 2011
October 1-2 Fort Smith, Arkansas
October 8 Holloman AFB, New Mexico
October 15-16 Laughlin AFB, Texas
October 22-23 Ft Worth, Texas
October 29-30 Lafayette, Louisiana
November 2011
November 5-6 MacDill AFB, Florida
November 12-13 Nellis AFB, Nevada
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