The document provides the 2016 schedule for air show performances by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron. It lists the date and location for each of their performances throughout the year, which span from February to November 2016 across various cities and air force bases in the United States. The Thunderbirds, based at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, have been performing aerial demonstrations since 1953 and are one of the top aerobatic demonstration teams in the world.

1. C R E AT E D B Y J AY T. C O M E A U X J AY T C O M E A U X . O R G
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2. T H E U S A F A I R D E M O N S T R AT I O N S Q U A D R O N , M O R E C O M M O N LY K N O W N A S T H U N D E R B I R D S , I S T H E A I R S H O W
S Q U A D R O N O F T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S A I R F O R C E ( U S A F ) . T H E T H U N D E R B I R D S A R E R E L E G AT E D T O T H E 5 7 T H
W I N G , A N D A R E L O C AT E D AT N E L L I S A F B , N E VA D A . T H E S Q U A D R O N ' S N A M E D E R I V E S F R O M T H E A P O C RY P H A L
C R E AT U R E T H AT A R I E S I N T H E M Y T H O L O G I E S O F A F E W I N D I G E N O U S N O RT H A M E R I C A N S O C I E T I E S .

3. T H E U S A F T H U N D E R B I R D S W E R E A C T U A L I Z E D I N 1 9 5 3 A N D A R E C U R R E N T LY T H E T H I R D M O S T
A C C O M P L I S H E D F O R M A L F LY I N G A E R O B AT I C G R O U P O N T H E P L A N E T. E V E RY Y E A R T H E
T H U N D E R B I R D S S Q U A D R O N V I S I T S T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S A N D A S I G N I F I C A N T PA RT O F T H E W O R L D ,
P E R F O R M I N G A E R O B AT I C D E V E L O P M E N T A N D S O L O F LY I N G I N E X C E P T I O N A L LY N O TA B L E A I R C R A F T.

4. T H E T H U N D E R B I R D S S Q U A D R O N WA S A N N O U N C E D M A R C H 1 , 2 0 1 3 , T H AT B E C A U S E O F S P E N D I N G
P L A N C U T S , A E R O N A U T I C A L E X H I B I T I O N G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S W O U L D S T O P I N C O N C L U S I V E LY I N
A P R I L O F T H AT S A M E Y E A R . O N D E C E M B E R 6 , 2 0 1 3 T H E T H U N D E R B I R D S D E C L A R E D T H E I R 2 0 1 4
C A L E N D A R A N D T H E C O N T I N U AT I O N O F T H E I R A P P E A R A N C E S .

5. M A R C H 1 9 - 2 0 :
M A C D I L L A F B , F L A .
2 0 1 6 S C H E D U L E O F T H E U . S . A I R F O R C E T H U N D E R B I R D S :
F E B . 2 1 :
D AY T O N A I N T E R N AT I O N A L S P E E D WAY, D AY T O N A B E A C H , F L A .
M A R C H 6 :
L A S V E G A S M O T O R S P E E D WAY, L A S V E G A S , N E V.
M A R C H 1 2 - 1 3 :
D AV I S M O N T H A N A F B , A R I Z .

6. A P R I L 3 0 – M AY 1 :
B A R K S D A L E A F B , L A .
A P R I L 2 - 3 :
L U K E A F B , A R I Z .
A P R I L 9 - 1 0 :
L A K E C I T Y, F L A .
A P R I L 1 6 - 1 7 :
M A R C H A I R R E S E R V E B A S E , C A L I F .
A P R I L 2 3 - 2 4 :
L A N G L E Y A F B , VA .

7. M AY 2 8 - 2 9 :
C A N N O N A F B , N . M .
M AY 7 - 8 :
F T. L A U D E R D A L E , F L A .
M AY 1 4 - 1 5 :
J O I N T B A S E M C G U I R E - D I X - L A K E H U R S T, N . J .
M AY 2 1 - 2 2 :
S H AW A F B , S . C .

8. J U N E 2 5 - 2 6 :
H I L L A F B , U TA H
J U N E 2 :
U S A F A C A D E M Y, C O L O .
J U N E 4 - 5 :
K I RT L A N D A F B , N . M .
J U N E 1 1 - 1 2 :
N O RT H K I N G S T O W N , R . I .
J U N E 1 8 - 1 9 :
O C E A N C I T Y, M D .

9. J U LY 3 0 - 3 1 :
O F F U T T A F B , N E B .
J U LY 2 - 4 :
B AT T L E C R E E K , M I C H .
J U LY 9 - 1 0 :
D U L U T H , M I N N .
J U LY 1 6 - 1 7 :
T O L E D O , O H I O
J U LY 2 3 :
VA N C E A F B , O K L A .
J U LY 2 7 :
C H E Y E N N E , W Y O .

10. A U G . 2 7 - 2 8 :
J O I N T B A S E L E W I S - M C C H O R D , WA S H .
A U G . 1 3 - 1 4 :
B U R L I N G T O N , V T.
A U G . 1 7 :
AT L A N T I C C I T Y, N . J .
A U G . 2 0 - 2 1 :
C H I C A G O , I L L .

11. S E P T. 2 4 - 2 5 :
S A L I N A S , C A L I F.
S E P T. 3 - 4 :
N E W W I N D S O R , N . Y.
S E P T. 1 0 - 1 1 :
F T. WAY N E , I N D .
S E P T. 1 7 - 1 8 :
S H E P PA R D A F B , T E X A S

12. O C T. 1 - 2 :
R O B I N S A F B , G A .
O C T. 8 - 9 :
D AY T O N A B E A C H , F L A .
O C T 1 5 - 1 6 :
F T. W O RT H , T E X A S
O C T 2 2 - 2 3 :
H U N T I N G T O N B E A C H , C A L I F.
O C T 2 9 - 3 0 :
R O M E , G A .

13. N O V 1 2 - 1 3 :
N E L L I S A F B , N E V.
N O V 5 - 6 :
H O M E S T E A D A I R R E S E R V E B A S E , F L A .

14. E N J O Y T H E S H O W !