DoD Revises Aerial Demonstration Team 1996 Schedule

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

06.16.1996

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DoD recently revised the remaining 1996 jet and parachute demonstration team schedules. The new schedules, released June 6, reflect performance changes for the Navy's Blue Angels, the Air Force's Thunderbirds and the Army's Golden Knights.
 
Defense officials said they altered the schedule for numerous reasons. A leadership change with the Blue Angels canceled three performances in June. Show cancellations, loss of air show sponsorship and unsatisfactory demonstration sites were other factors officials cited in rearranging the 1996 schedule.
 
DoD receives more than 200 requests annually for the three demonstration teams. Officials said they present shows based on the season length, travel and training requirements, safety and operational considerations, and seasonal weather conditions.
 
Officials said the three teams perform to support DoD objectives and the interests of the armed forces. Performances assist military recruiting and retention goals, enhance morale among uniformed men and women, and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the U.S. armed forces to the American public and U.S. allies.

Revised DoD Jet and Parachute Demonstration Team Show Sites

NAVY BLUE ANGELS
June 22-23  Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, Iowa
June 29-30  Air Show, Fort Worth, Texas
July 6-7    National Cherry Festival Traverse City, Mich.
July 13     Air Show, Pensacola Beach, Fla.
July 20-21  Air Show, Dayton, Ohio
July 27-28  Air Rendezvous, Springfield, Ill.
Aug. 3-4    Air Show, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich.
Aug. 10-11  SEAFAIR Air Show, Seattle
Aug. 16-18  Air Show, Mimamar Naval Air Station, Calif.
Aug. 24-25  Air and Water Show, Chicago
Aug. 31     National Air Show, Cleveland
Sept. 1-2   National Air Show, Cleveland
Sept. 7-8   Empire State Aerosciences Museum Flight ‘96, Scotia,
 N.Y.
Sept. 14-15 Air Show, Grand Junction, Colo.
Sept. 21-22 The Great Kansas Air Show, Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 28-29 Confederate Air Force Air Show, Midland, Texas
Oct. 5-6    Air Show, Point Mugu Naval Air Station, Calif.
Oct. 12-13  Fleet Week Air Show, San Francisco
Oct. 26-27  Air Show, Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Fla.
Nov. 2-3    Air Show, New Orleans Naval Air Station
Nov. 8-9    Open House, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla.

AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS
June 8      Air Show, Latrobe, Pa.
June 17     Air Show, Timisoara, Romania
June 19     Air Show, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
June 22-23  Air Show, Chievres Air Base, Belgium
June 29-30  Air Show, Cierklje, Slovenia
July 3      Air Show, Aviano Air Base, Italy
July 5      Air Show, Aalborg, Denmark
July 7      Air Show, Koksijde, Belgium
July 9      Air Show, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
July 19     1996 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Atlanta
July 24     Air Show, Cheyenne, Wyo.
July 27-28  Festival of Flight, Kansas City, Mo.
Aug. 3-4    Open House, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.
Aug. 17     Air Show '96, Kingsport, Tenn.
Aug. 18     Open House, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
Aug. 24-25  Air Show, Redmond, Ore.
Aug. 31     Sky Parade, Jackson, Miss.
Sept. 1-2    Sky Parade, Jackson, Miss.
Sept. 8     Open House, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Sept. 14-15 Aerospace Day, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
Sept. 21-22 Open House, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
Sept. 28-29 New York International Air Show, Horseheads, N.Y.
Oct. 6      Open House, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Oct. 7      New Mexico Air Power Expo '96, Cannon Air Force Base,
 N.M.
Oct. 12-13  International Air Show, Fort Worth, Texas
Oct. 19     Open House, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
Oct. 20     Open House, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
Oct. 26-27  Air Expo '96, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
Nov. 2-3    Louisiana National Air Show, Lake Charles, La.
Nov. 9      Miami Air Show, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.
Nov. 10     Open House, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

ARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS
June 8-9    Sun and Fun Air Show, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
June 8-9    High on America Air Show, Kalamazoo, Mich.
June 14-16  Aerospace America Air Show, Oklahoma City, Okla.
June 14-16  Air Show, Palmdale, Calif.
June 21-23  Centennial Aviation Expo, Salt Lake City, Utah
June 22-23  Air Show, Coney Island, N.Y.
June 29-30  Open House, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
June 29-30  Air Show, Fort Worth, Texas
July 4      Freedom Festival, Mansfield, Ohio
July 6-7    Expo of Flight, Tumwater, Wash.
July 4-6    Air Show, Battle Creek, Mich.
July 12     Virginia Commonwealth Games, Roanoke, Va.
July 12-14  Air Show, DeKalb, Ill.
July 19     1996 Olympic Soccer Opening Ceremony, Birmingham,
Ala.
July 19-20  Air Show, Dayton, Ohio
July 24     Air Show, Cheyenne, Wyo.
July 26-28  River Cade, Sioux City, Iowa
July 27-28  Festival of Flight, Kansas City, Mo.
July 31     Air Show, Oshkosh, Wis.
Aug. 2-4    Air Show, Seattle
Aug. 3-4    Air Show, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Aug. 9-11   Air Show, Goshen, Ind.
Aug. 11     Air Show, Bangor, Maine
Aug. 15     1996 Paralympics Opening Ceremony, Atlanta
Aug. 17-18  Open House, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
Aug. 19-21  Appalachian State Fair, Gray, Tenn.
Aug. 24-25  Open House, Bloomington, Ill.
Aug. 24-25  Open House, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
Aug. 31     National Air Show, Cleveland
Sept. 1-2   National Air Show, Cleveland
Sept. 7-8   Air Show, Fort Smith, Ark.
Sept. 7-8   North Carolina Air Show, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sept. 14    Asheboro Bicentennial, Asheboro, N.C.
Sept. 14-15 Air Show, Grand Junction, Colo.
Sept. 21-22 Open House, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
Sept. 21-22 Air Show, Manassas, Va.
Sept. 28-29 Air Show, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Sept. 28-29 Air Show, Smyrna, Tenn.
Oct. 6-7    Open House and Air Show, Charleston Air Force Base,
 S.C.
Oct. 12-13  Amigo Air Show, El Paso, Texas
Oct. 12-13  Air Show, Muskogee, Okla.
Oct. 19     Open House, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
Oct. 20     Open House, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
Oct. 26     University of Delaware Parent's Day, Newark, Del.
Nov. 9      Air Show, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
Nov. 9-10   Miami Air Show, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.
Nov. 10     Open House, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

Story by American Forces Press Service

• Date Taken: 06.16.1996
• Date Posted: 07.04.2025 00:24
• Story ID: 528896
• Location: WASHINGTON, US