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Thunderbirds Release 2012 Show Schedule
by Tech Sgt Jake Richmond, USAF  Air Demo Squadron Public Affairs 

12/8/2011 - NELLIS AFB, NV  (AFNS)  -- The US Air Force Thunderbirds 
announced their 2012 show schedule Dec 7.  

The team is set to perform more than 60 demonstrations in 33 locations,  
including two shows in Canada.

The team, officially known as the US  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, Ariz.
March 31 and April 1: Lakeland, Fla. 
April  14-15: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
April 21-22: Barksdale AFB,  La.
April 28-29: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
May 5-6: Shaw AFB, S.C.
May  12-13: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
May 19-20: March Air  Reserve Base,  Calif.
May 23: Colorado Springs, Colo. (USAF Academy  graduation flyover)
May 26-27: Hill AFB, Utah
June 2-3: Rockford,  Ill.
June 9-10: Ocean City, Md.
June 16-17: North Kingstown, R.I.
June  23-24: Indianapolis, Ind.
June 30 & July 1: Battle Creek,  Mich.
July 7-8: Gary, Ind.
July 21-22: Joint Base Lewis-McChord,  Wash.
July 25: Cheyenne, Wyo.
July 28-29: Joint Base  Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Aug. 4-5: Hillsboro, Ore.
Aug. 11-12:  Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Aug. 17: Atlantic  City, N.J.
Aug. 25-26: Brunswick, Maine
Sept. 1-2:  Davenport, Iowa
Sept. 8-9: Sacramento, Calif.
Sept. 15-16: Scott  AFB, Ill.
Sept. 22-23: Salinas, Calif.
Sept. 29-30: McConnell  AFB, Kan.
Oct. 6-7: Fort Worth, Texas
Oct. 13-14: Daytona  Beach, Fla.
Oct. 20-21: El Paso, Texas
Oct. 27-28: Moody  AFB, Ga.
Nov. 3-4: Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.
Nov. 10-11:  Nellis AFB, Nev.

"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 USAF 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."

As of 2012, the Thunderbirds will have been in existence for  59 years, 
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.

The Thunderbirds team is an Air Combat Command  unit composed of eight 
pilots, including six demonstration pilots, four  support officers, four 
civilians and more than 100 enlisted people serving  in about 30 Air Force job 
specialties.

A Thunderbirds aerial  demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo 
routines. The pilots  perform approximately 40 maneuvers in a 
demonstration. 
The entire show,  including the beginning ground ceremony, lasts about one 
hour. The air show  season lasts roughly from March to November, with the 
winter months  primarily used to train new team members.

To learn more about the  Thunderbirds, visit the USAF Demonstration Team 
_Facebook_ (_http://www.facebook.com/afthunderbirds_ 
(http://www.facebook.com/afthunderbirds) ),  _Twitter_ 
(http://www.twitter.com/afthunderbirds) or _YouTube_  
(http://www.youtube.com/afthunderbirdvideo) pages.

Credit: US Air Force News  Release.
_http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123282816_  
(http://www.af.mil/news
/story.asp?storyID=123282816) 


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