Combined Navy Tac Demo, Blue Angels, Thunderbirds 2012 Schedule

Here is a combined VFA-122, VFA-106 (F/A-18E/F), Blue Angels, Thunderbirds 2012 schedule that I was able to piece together. I was unable add the F-22 Raptor as it has not been posted yet. If you happen to go to a show that has a VFA-122/106 then consider yourself very lucky. Their will be shows with only the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds but no single ship military team. This might change as the year goes but the Raptor was grounded for the better part of last year and is a little bit of a hanger queen.

Blue Angels= BA
Thunderbirds= TB


MARCH

10-11    VFA-122/BA       NAF El Centro Air Show, El Centro, CA
17-18    VFA-106/BA        Thunder in the Valley Airshow, Columbus, GA
17-18    VFA-122/TB        MCAS Yuma, Yuma, AZ
24-25    VFA-106/BA        Florida International Airshow, Punta Gorda, FL
31         VFA-106/TB        Sun n' Fun, Lakeland, FL

APRIL

1           VFA-106/TB              Sun n' Fun, Lakeland, FL
14-15    TB                  Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
14-15    VFA-122/BA        Wings Over South Texas, NAS Kingsville, TX
21-22    VFA-122BA          New Orleans 1812 Bicentennial, New Orleans, LA
21-22    TB                   Barksdale AFB, LA
28-29    VFA-106/TB        Lauderdale Airshow, Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL
28-29     BA                Warner Robins AFB, GA

MAY
05-06    BA                  MCAS Cherry Point, NC
05-06    TB                   Shaw AFB, SC
12-13    BA                  The Great Tennessee Air Show, Smyrna TN
12-13    VFA-106/TB        JRB McGuire Open House, Wrightstown, NJ
19-20    BA                  Andrews AFB, MD
19-20    VFA-106        Pee Dee Airshow and Festival, Florence, SC
19-20    VFA-122/TB        Thunder Over the Empire, March ARB, CA
23          TB                  USAF Academy, CO
23          BA                  Jones Beach, NY
26-27    VFA-106        Bethpage Airshow at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY
26-27    VFA-122        Salute to Veterans Airshow, Columbia, MO
26-27    TB                   Hill AFB, UT
29          BA                  USNA Graduation Fly Over,  US Naval Academy MD

JUNE

2-3        VFA-106/BA       Patriotic Festival 2012, Virginia Beach, VA
2-3        VFA-106        Thunder on the Lakeshore, Manitiwoc, WI
2-3        TB                  Rockford, IL
9-10      BA                  Mankato, MN
9-10      VFA-106/TB        OC Airshow, Ocean City, MD
16-17    VFA-106/BA        Star Spangled Sailabration, Baltimore, MD
16-17    TB                         North Kingstown, RI
23-24    TB                   Indianapolis, IN
23-24    VFA-106/BA        Westmoreland County Airshow, Latrobe, PA
30         VFA-106        Cape Air Festival, Cape Girardeau, MO
30-01       BA                 Boston Portsmouth Airshow, Portsmouth NH
30-01    TB                  Battle Creek, MI

JULY

1           VFA-106        Cape Air Festival, Cape Girardeau, MO
4            BA                  Boston Harbor Fly Over
7-8        TB                   Gary, IN
7-8        BA                  Dayton Airshow, Dayton OH
7-8        VFA-106        National Cherry Festival Airshow, Traverse City, MI
14          BA                  Pensacola Beach Airshow, Pensacola Beach Fl
14-15    VFA-106        Detroit APBA Gold Cup Hydroplane Race, Detroit, MI
21-22    TB                   JB Lewis, McChord, WA
21-22    VFA-122/BA        Power on the Prairie, Sioux Falls, SD
25          TB                  Cheyenne, WY
28-29    VFA-106        EAA Airventure, Oshkosh, WI
28-29     BA                 Twin Falls Airshow, Twin Falls ID
28-29     TB                  JB Elmendorf, Richardson AK

AUGUST

4-5        VFA-106        The Great New England Airshow, Chicopee, MA
4-5         TB                  Hillsboro, OR
4-5        VFA-122/BA        Seafair, Seattle, WA
11-12    TB                  Abbotsford, Canada
11-12    VFA-106        Milwaukee Air and Water Show, Milwaukee, WI
17         TB                   Atlantic City, NJ
19         TB                   Air Force Week Flyover, New York City
18-19    VFA-106/BA        Chicago Air and Water Show, Chicago, IL
18-19    VFA-122        Kansas City Aviation Expo, Kansas City, MO
25-26    VFA-106/TB        Greater State of Maine Airshow, Brunswick, ME
25-26    VFA-122        Offutt Air Show, Offutt AFB, NE
25-26     BA                 Atlantic International Airshow, Prince Edward Island PE

SEPTEMBER

1-3        VFA-106/BA        Cleveland National Air Show, Cleveland, OH
1-3        TB                   Davenport, IA
8-9        TB                   Sacramento, CA
8-9        VFA-106        Wings Over Waukegan, Waukegan, IL
8-9        VFA-122/BA        Thunder Over the Rock, Little Rock, AK
15-16    TB                    Scott AFB, IL
15-16    VFA-106/BA        NAS Oceana Airshow, NAS Oceana, VA
15-16    VFA-122        Reno Air Races and Airshow, Reno, NV
22-23    VFA-106/BA        GJ Airshow, Grand Junction, CO
22-23     TB                  Salinas, CA
29-30    VFA-122        Wichita Festival of Flight, Wichita, KS
29-30     BA                  Kaneohe Bay Airshow, MCAS Kane'ohe Bay HI
29-30     TB                   McConnell AFB, KS

OCTOBER

6-7        VFA-106/TB        Alliance Airshow, Fort Worth, TX
6-7        VFA-122/BA        San Francisco Fleet Week Airshow, San Francisco, CA
13-14    VFA-106        Wings and Waves Airshow, Daytona Beach, FL
13-14    VFA-122/BA        MCAS Miramar Airshow
20-21    VFA-106/BA        Sea and Sky Spectacular, Jacksonville Beach, FL
20-21     TB                    El Paso, TX
27-28     BA                   Wings Over Houston Airshow, Houston TX

NOVEMBER

2-3        VFA-106/BA        Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow, NAS Pensacola, FL
3           TB                   Homestead ARB, FL
10-11    VFA-106        Stuart Airshow, Stuart, FL
10-11     TB                  Aviation Nation, Nellis AFB NV

Souces, Airshowbuzz.com, http://afthunderbirds.com/site/upcoming-shows/, http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/show/

Blue Angels Continue Air Show Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 9, 2011

Release #: 009-11     

       PENSACOLA, Fla.- The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will resume all previously scheduled performances for the 2011 season beginning with Quad City Air Show in Davenport, Iowa, June 18-19.

       During the past two weeks, the Blue Angels completed rigorous training and air show demonstration practice to integrate Capt. Greg McWherter, the new commanding officer and flight leader, back into the flight demonstration team. Capt. McWherter last served with the Blue Angels as their commanding officer during the 2010 season.

       The Blue Angels look forward to continuing to represent the Navy and Marine Corps service members around the world.

Blue Angels Commanding Officer Relieved

From Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs

Chief of Naval Air Training, Rear Adm. Bill Sizemore, relieved Cmdr. Dave Koss, Commanding Officer of the Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron Friday, May 27, at his request following a lower-than-normal maneuver during the team’s last performance at the Lynchburg Regional Air Show May 22.

“With deep personal regret I shared with my command today that I will be voluntarily leaving the greatest flight demonstration team. I performed a maneuver that had an unacceptably low minimum altitude,” said Koss. “This maneuver, combined with other instances of not meeting the airborne standard that makes the Blue Angels the exceptional organization that it is, led to my decision to step down. I have the utmost respect for the Sailors and Marines of the Blue Angels organization and all that they embody. The reason this team is so successful, brings thrills to millions of fans across America, and represents the U.S. Navy so superbly is because of the absolute commitment to safety and perfection by every member of the team. I am honored to have been a part of this organization and I look forward to watching its success in the future.”

Koss will be replaced by Capt. Greg McWherter, who was the previous Blue Angels’ Commanding Officer, for the duration of the season.

This move requires the cancellation of the Blue Angels’ scheduled performances at the Rockford Airfest June 4-5 and the Evansville Freedom Festival Air Show June 11-12. The Blue Angels will remain in Pensacola for additional training and air show demonstration practice. Any potential changes to the team's future schedule will be announced at a later date.

The Blue Angels regret any inconvenience and look forward to continuing to represent the Navy and Marine Corps service members serving around the world.