The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, announced the team’s 2012 show schedule on 7 December 2011. The schedule calls for the team to perform more than sixty demonstrations in thirty-three locations, including two shows in Canada. The Thunderbirds will kick off their fifty-ninth show season by performing a flyover for the Daytona 500 NASCAR race on 26 February 2012. The season concludes with shows at the team’s home, Nellis AFB, Nevada, on 11-12 November. This season will mark the thirtieth season the squadron has flown the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Lt. Col. Greg Moseley will command and lead the team in the 2012 show season. The full schedule can be found at www.afthunderbirds.com.
