USAF Thunderbirds Far East Tour Schedule - Update

For my readers in the Far East, the USAF Thunderbirds are conducting an extensive airshow tour in the Far East. Here is an updated complete schedule of all the stops that they have made or will make shortly, including the last two airshow dates of the year here in the United States.

Sep 26 Townsville, Australia
Sep 30 Andersen AFB, Guam
Oct 3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Oct 10 Bangkok, Thailand
Oct 15 Chitose, Japan
Oct 17 Hamamatsu, Japan
Oct 18 Misawa AB, Japan
Oct 21 Osan AB, Korea
Oct 23-25 Seoul AB, Korea

And the last two shows of the year

Nov 7-8 Homestead ARB, Florida
Nov 14-14 Nellis AFB, Nevada

ACC Aerial Events Demo Sked Mar-Jun 2007

The following is the schedule for the current flying season through April of 2007 for ACC Demo Units. NOTE: The F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team will be represented as F-15E SE in the schedule below. The F-15 West Team will now be represented as F-15C West. There is no F-15 East Team. The USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II East Coast demonstration team is schedule to disestablish at the end of June 2007. Plans are for the team to re-form in Spring 2009 at Moody AFB, GA.

Date Location / Event / Aircraft

MARCH 2007
10 NAF El Centro CA / Air Show / F-16 West, HF P-38
10-11 Brownsville TX / Air Show / A-10 West, HF P-51
12 Tyndall AFB FL / AETC/CC Conf / F-22
12 Seymour Johnson AFB NC / FMS Tour for Japanese / F-15E SE
16 Langley AFB VA / SES APEX / F-22
16-18 Titusville FL / Air Show / F-15E SE, F-16 East, HF F-86
17 Douglas AZ / Air Show / F-117 Flyover
17-18 Davis Monthan AFB AZ / Open House / A-10 West, F-16 West, HF P-51/F-4, F-117 Static & Flyover
17-18 Columbus GA / Air Show / A-10 East HF only P-51
18 Hampton (Atlanta) GA / NASCAR Race / A-10 East HF only P-51
19 Phoenix AZ / Air Force Week / A-10 West & F-16 West HF only P-51/F-4
20-25 Geelong, Avalon Australia / Air & Trade Show / F-15C West
24 Tyndall AFB FL / Open House / F-16 West, F-22, HF F-86 & F-4
24-25 Luke AFB AZ / Open House / A-10 West, F-15E SE, HF P-51
24-25 Punta Gorda FL / Air Show / A-10 East, F-16 East, HF P-51
31 Riverside CA / Air Show / A-10 West HF only P-51, F-117 Flyover
31 Slidell LA / Air Show / A-10 East, HF P-47
31 MacDill AFB FL / Open House / F-15C West, F-16 East, HF F-86
31 NAS Pt. Mugu CA / Air Show / A-10 West, F-15E SE, F-22, HF P-51, F-117 Static & Flyover

APRIL 2007
01 MacDill AFB FL / Open House / F-15C West, F-16 East, HF F-86
01 NAS Pt. Mugu CA / Air Show / A-10 West, F-15E SE, F-22, HF P-51, F-117 Static & Flyover
14 Hill AFB UT / Appreciation Day / F-16 West
14-15 Eglin AFB FL / Open House / A-10 West, F-15C West, HF P-51
14-15 NAS Corpus Christi TX / Air Show / F-15E SE, HF P-47
14-15 Gainesville FL / Air Show / A-10 East, F-16 East, HF F-86
21 Louisville KY / Air Show / A-10 West, F-15C West, F-16 West, HF P-51, F-117 Flyover
21-22 Lakeland FL / Air Show / A-10 East, HF P-51
21-22 MCAS Beaufort SC / Air Show / F-16 East, HF F-86
21-22 Barksdale AFB LA / Open House / F-15E SE, HF P-47 & F-4, F-117 Static & Flyover
27-29 Langley AFB VA / Open House / A-10 West, F-15C West, F-22, HF F-86, F-117 Static & Flyover
28-29 Vidalia GA / Air Show / A-10 East, HF P-51, F-117 Flyover
28-29 Galveston TX / Air Show / F-15E SE, F-16 East, HF P-47

May
12-13 McGuire AFB NJ / Air Show-Open House / A-10 East
18-19 Fort Jackson SC / Air Show / A-10 East
19-20 Lumberton NC / A-10 East
26-27 Wantagh NY /Air Show / A-10 East

June
09-10 Mather Field Sacramento CA / Air Show / A-10 East
16-17 Pittsburgh PA /Air Show / A-10 East
23 Eielson AFB AK / A-10 East
30 Akron OH / A-10 East

July
01 Akron OH / A-10 East
03 Dubuque IA / A-10 East

2007 US Navy Aerial Event Support Sked, Pt 1

February - July (Partial) 2007 Event Support
Below are the eligible Naval Aviation Events current scheduled (as of 2/14/2007). Due to inclement weather and other unforeseen problems, events may be *Cancelled* or rescheduled. These events listed below are eligible for Naval Aviation Support. HOWEVER that "does not guarantee" that Naval Aircraft will be present at the event. The ability of units to participate will depend on operational and training requirements at the time of the event. Blue=Blue Angels, Green=Leap Frogs

February
17-18 Whitehorse YT / Yukon Sourdough Redezvous Air Display / Static Displays & Fly-In
18 Daytona Intl Speedway FL / NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Daytona / Flyover
24 Jerabek Park, San Diego CA / Scripps Ranch Little League Opening Day
24 California Speedway, Fontana CA / NASCAR Stater Brothers 300 / Flyover
24 Univ of South Florida, Tampa FL / NROTC Field Meet / Static Display & Flyover
25 California Speedway, Fontana CA / NASCAR Auto Club 500 / Flyover
25 Fredericks TX / Grand Opening of the Adm Nimitz Museum / Flyover

March
03 Vero Beach Municipal Airport FL / Vero Beach Aviation Day / Static Display & Fly-In
10 Auburn-Opelika Airport AL / 4th Annual Heros Take Flight / Static Display & Flyover
10 NAF El Centro CA / NAF El Centro Annual Air Show / Air Show
10-11 Brownsville IAP TX / Air Fiesta 2007 / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
16-18 Space Coast Regional Airport FL / TICO Warbird Air Show 2007 / Air Show
17 Atlanta Motor Speeedway, Hampton GA / NASCAR Nicorette 300 / Flyover
17-18 Davis-Monthan AFB AZ / Aerospace & Arizona Days 2007 / Air Show
17-18 Columbus MAP GA / Thunder in the Valley Airshow / Air Show
18 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton GA / NASCAR Atlanta 500 / Flyover
19-20 Travis Field, Savannah GA / Aviation Awareness Day 2007 / Static Display & Fly-In
23-24 Van Voorhis Airfield, Fallon NV / NAS Fallon Air Show 2007 / Air Show
23-26 Luke AFB AZ / Luke AFB 2007 Air Show / Air Show
24 Tyndall AFB FL / Gulf Coast Salute 2007 / Air Show
24 Homestead-Miami Speedway FL / Satelite Radio Indy 300 / Flyover
24-25 Charlotte County Airport FL / Florida Intl Air Show / Air Show
24-25 Vero Beach MAP FL / 2007 Vero Beach Wings N' Wheels / Air Show
30-31 Riverside MAP CA / Riverside Airport Air Show 2007 / Air Show
31 Raytheon, El Segundo CA / West Coast Natl JROTC Drill Comp / Flyover & Static Display [Leap Frogs Requested]
31 NAS Point Mugu CA / NAS Point Mugu Air Show / Air Show
31 MacDill AFB FL / MacDill Airfest 2007 / Air Show
31 Slidell MAP LA / 2007 Slidell Open House & Air Show / Static Display & Fly-In

April
01 NAS Point Mugu CA / NAS Point Mugu Air Show / Air Show
01 MacDill AFB FL / MacDill Airfest 2007 / Air Show
01-02 Riverside MAP CA / Riverside Airport Air Show 2007 / Air Show
02 Angel Stadium of Anaheim CA / Angels Baseball Opening Night / Flyover
02 US Cellular Field, Chicago IL / Chicago White Sox Opening Day / Flyover
02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia PA / Phillies Opening Day [Leap Frogs Requested]
03 Buckeye MAP AZ / 2007 Air Fair & Airport Open House / Static Display & Flyover
03 AT&T Park, San Francisco CA / 2007 Baseball Season Opening Day (San Francisco Giants) / Flyover
06-08 NAS Meridian MS / Wings Over Meridian / Air Show
07 PETCO Park, San Diego CA / San Diego Padres Military Opening Night
07 Slidell MAP LA / 2007 Slidell Open House & Air Show / Air Show
07-08 Eglin AFB FL / 2007 Eglin AFB Open House & Air Show / Air Show
09 McAfee Coliseum, Oakland CA / Oakland A's Major League Baseball Opening Night (Oakland A's) / Flyover
09 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles CA / Los Angeles Dodgers 2007 Opening Day Pre-Game Celebration
09 Shea Stadium, Flushing NY / 2007 Mets Opening Day / Flyover
12 San Jose MAP CA / San Jose Gaints Opening Day / Flyover
13-15 NAS Corpus Christi TX / 2007 South Texas Shootout / Air Show
14-15 Gainsville RAP FL / Heart of Florida Air Show / Air Show
15 Shoreline Drive, Long Beach CA [Waterfront] / Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach / Flyover
17 Mallory Square, Key West FL / 2007 World Sailfish Championship — Flyover
17-23 Lakeland Linder RAP FL / Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Inc. / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
21 Ohio Rivier, Louisville KY [Waterfront] / Thunder Over Louisville / Air Show
21 Charleston AFB SC / Charleston Air Expo 2007 / Air Show
21-22 Wilimgton IAP NC / Coastal Carolina Air Show / Air Show
21-22 MCAS Beaufort SC / 2007 Lowcountry Blues Festival / Air Show
27-29 NAS Lemoore, CA /2007 Central Valley Lemoore Air Show / Air Show
27-29 AeroPuerto Rafael Hernandez, Aguadilla PR / Puerto Rico Air Extravaganza / Flyover
28 Skagit County Airport, Burlington WA / Skagit Tulip Fly-In Air Show / Air Show
28-29 Vidalia RAP GA / Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show / Air Show
28-29 Galveston IAP TX / 17th Annual Spirit of Flight Air Show / Air Show
29 Patrick AFB FL / Patrick AFB Air & Space Expo 2007 / Air Show
29 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City KS / Kansas Lottery Indy 300 / Flyover

May
04 Langley AFB VA / Air Power over Hampton Roads / Air Show
04-05 Spaceport in Sheboygan, Shebogan WI / Rockets for Schools / Flyover
04-06 MCAS Cherry Point NC / MCAS Cherry Point 2007 Open House & Air Show / Air Show
04-06 Draughton-Miller Central Texas Regional, Temple TX / Central Texas Air Show / Air Show
05 Decatur Airport (KLUD) TX / Decatur MAP Open House — Flyover & Static Display
05-06 Oceanfront, Fort Lauderdale FL / Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea Show / Air Show
05-06 Offutt AFB NE / Offutt AFB Open House & Air Show / Air Show
09-10 Billings Logan Airport, Billings MT / Laurel Aviation & Technology Awareness Week & Air Show / Air Show
12 Seymour Johnson AFB NC / Wings Over Wayne Air Show 2007 / Air Show
12 Dyess AFB TX / Big County Appreciation Day / Air Show
12 128ARW Gen Mitchell IAP WI / 2007 Milwaukee Armed Forces Week Military Display / Static Display
12-13 McGuire AFB NJ / McGuire/Ft Dix/Lakehurst Joint Base Open House 2007 / Air Show
18-19 Hilton Field, Fort Jackson SC / 2007 Celebrate Freedom Festival / Air Show
18-20 Torrance Blvd, Torrance CA /Armed Forces Day Parade / Air Show
18-22 Andrews AFB MD / DOD Joint Service Open House / Air Show
19 Hart High School, Newhall CA / Special Olympics Santa Clarita / Flyover
19 Noel Field Area, Ft Bliss TX / 2007 Armed Forces Day Open House / Air Show
19-20 Ft. Myers Beach FL / Ft. Myers Beach Air Show / Air Show
19-20 Barksdale AFB LA / Defenders of Liberty Open House & Air Show / Air Show
19-20 Central Nebraska RAP NE / Armed Forces Weekend / Static Display & Flyover
19-20 Silver Springs Airport MAP / Lyon County Fly In & Air Fest / Air Show
19-20 NAS JRB Willow Grove PA / Philadelphia Area 'Air Fest 2007' Air Show / Air Show
19-20 La Crosse MAP WI / Deke Slayton Airfest 10th Anniversary / Air Show
22-25 USNA Memorial Stadium, Annapolis MD / USNA Commissioning Week / Flyover [Blue Angels 23rd only]
25 Whitewater/Fairgrounds, Fayetteville GA / Memorial Day Weekend Celebration / Flyover
25-27 Watsonville MAP CA / Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show / Air Show
26 Ameriquest Field, Arlington TX / Texas Rangers Baseball Game / Flyover
26-27 Cancun International Airport Mexico / Alextremo Air Show Cancun 2007 / Static Display
26-27 Columbia Regional Airport MO / Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Celebration / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
26-27 Millville Airport, Millville NJ / 2007 Wheels & Wings Air Show & Car Show / Air Show
26-27 Florence Regional Airport, Florence SC / May Fly Air Show / Air Show
27 US Cellular Field, Chicago IL / Chicago White Sox Memorial Day Event / Flyover
27-28 Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh NY / New York Air Show at Jones Beach State Park / Air Show
28 The American Village, Montevallo AL / 3rd Annual "Blue Star Salute" to our Nation's Active Military / Flyover
28 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos CA / Green Hills Memorial Park 22nd Annual Memorial Day Observance / Flyover

June
01-02 Mcready Field (MCE) CA / 50th Annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
01-02 Southport Airport, Portage La Praire MB / Manitoba Air Show / Air Show
01-03 Davenport MAP IA / Quad City Air Show 'Festival in the Sky' / Air Show
02 Carson City Airport NV / Carson City Airport Open House / TACDEMOS Requested
02 Myrtle Beach SC / Sun Fun Festival Air Show / Air Show
02-03 Travis AFB CA / Travis Air Expo / Air Show
02-03 Greater Rockford Airport IL / 3rd Annual Rockford Air Show / Air Show
02-03 Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport TN / The Great Tennessee Air Show / Air Show
02-03 Danville RAP VA / Southside Sky-Fest / Air Show
02-03 Manitowoc County Airport WI / Thunder on the Lakeshore / Air Show
03 Kennedy Park Waterfront NJ / 2007 Atlantic County Day at the Bay Festival & Air Show / Flyover
05 Corry Station, Pensacola FL / Corry Station Battle of Midway Commemoration / Flyover
08-10 Southern Wisconsin RAP WI / Southern Wisconsin Air Fest / Air Show
09 Sharp County RAP (KCVK) AR / Air Show, Openhouse & Fly-In / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requsted
09-10 Fayetteville MAP AR / Airfest 2007 / Air Show
09-10 Mather Field, Sacramento CA / The California Capital Show / Air Show
09-10 Oklahoma River Okie City OK / Oklahoma Riverfest 2007 / [Leap Frogs Requested]
09-10 Tinker AFB OK / Star Spangled Salute / Air Show
10 Aalborg Air Base (EKYT) Denmark / Royal Danish Air Force Air Show / Air Show
15-16 Volkel AB Netherlands / Royal Netherlands Air Force Open Days / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
15-17 Delaware County Airport IN / 2007 Muncie Summer Heat Air Festival / Air Show
16-17 San Carlos Airport CA / Vertical Challenge / Air Show
16-17 Carp Airport ON / Air Show Ottawa / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
16-17 Hector IAP ND / Fargo Air Show 2007 / Air Show
16-17 Akron Fulton Airport OH / Aero Expo 2007 Defenders of Freedom Air Show / Air Show
16-17 911AW Pittsburgh IAP, Coraoplis PA / Wings Over Pittsburgh 2007 / Air Show
16-23 Scott AFB IL / Scott AFB Open House / Air Show
22-24 Sawyer IAP MI / Sawyer Experience Air Show / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
22 Ameriquest Field, Arlington TX / Texas Rangers Baseball Game vs. Houston Astros / Flyover
23 Lake in the Hills Airport IL / Lake in the Hills Air Expo 2007 / Flyover & Static Display [Leap Frogs Requested]
23-24 Ramona Airport CA / Ramona Air Show / Air Show
23-24 St. Thomas Airport, London ON / Wings & Wheels SouthWestern Ontario / Air Show
23-24 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport IL / Springfield Air Rendezvous / Air Show
23-24 Quonset State Airport RI / Rhode Island National Guard Open House & Air Show / Air Show [and Leap Frogs]
29-30 Yuba County Airport CA / Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In & Air Show / Air Show
29-30 Ohio River - Downtown, Evansville IN / 2007 Evansville Freedom Festival / Air Show
30 Goshen MAP IN / Goshen Freedom Festival / Air Show
30 Strother Field KS / Strother Field Day / Air Show
30 Binghamton Airport NY / 2007 Binghamton Air Show / Air Show
30 W.K. Kellogg Airport MI / Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show / Air Show
6/30 Joplin RAP MO / Joplin Airfest 2007 / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested

July
01 Yuba County Airport CA / Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In & Air Show / Air Show
01 W.K. Kellogg Airport MI / Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show / Air Show
01 Joplin RAP MO / Joplin Airfest 2007 / Flyover & Static Display-TACDEMOS Requested
01-04 Ohio River - Downtown, Evansville IN / 2007 Evansville Freedom Festival / Air Show

USAF ACC Aerial Events Schedule Feb 2007

Here is the latest schedule through the end of February for the ACC Flight Demo Teams.

NOTE: The F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team will be represented as F-15E SE in the schedule below. The F-15 West Team will now be represented as F-15C West. There is no F-15 East Team.

Date / Location / Event / Aircraft

15 / Moody AFB, GA / CSAA / CSAR Demonstration / 2 x HH-60 Tactical Demonstration

17-18 / Lima, Peru / Air Show / F-16 West (pending airlift)

18 / Daytona Beach, FL / NASCAR Daytona 500 / 4 x F-15 Flyover

22 / Shaw AFB, SC / Chaplains Day / F-16 East

24 / Yuma, AZ / Air Show / A-10 West

USAF ACC Aerial Events Schedule Jan/Feb 2007

Here is the latest schedule for the ACC Aerial Demo Teams for January/February 2007. We are still working to get the complete schedule for 2007 and will post that here when we get it from the ACC Demo office.

January
31 / Davis Monthan AFB, AZ / SOUTHCOM Conference / A-10 West, F-16 West

February
03 / Shaw AFB, SC / 77 FS Reunion / F-16 East
11 / Laredo, TX / Air Show / F-15 West
17-18 / Lima, Peru / Air Show / F-16 West (pending airlift)
18 / Daytona Beach, FL / NASCAR Daytona 500 / 4 x F-15 Flyover [2]
22 / Shaw AFB, SC / Chaplains Day / F-16 East
24-25 / San Salvador, El Salvador / Air Show / A-10 West

Milsat Launches 2006-2007

Two US milsat launches in 2007 courtesy of Brian Webb and the Launch Alert:

15 March 2007 Delta II WTR SLC-2W Payload: Missile Defense Agency's Block 2010 satellite
3 April 2007 Atlas V WTR SLC-3E Payload: Classified National Reconnaissance Office NROL-28

And a year end Russian launch:

25 Dec 2006 Proton K-DM2 Baikonur Cosmos-Glonass M6, M7, M8 Navigation Satellites

Boeing Military Satellite Launch Schedule

Here is the latest Boeing Military Satellite Payload Launch Schedule:

Satellite Model Owner Launch Date Launch Vehicle
WGS-F1 702 U.S. Air Force 2007 Delta IV
WGS-F2 702 U.S. Air Force 2007 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-1 GPS U.S. Air Force 2008 Atlas V
WGS F-3 702 U.S. Air Force 2008 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-2 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-3 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-4 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-5 GPS U.S. Air Force 2009 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-6 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-7 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
GPS IIF SV-8 GPS U.S. Air Force 2010 Atlas V
WGS-F4 702 U.S. Air Force 2011 EELV
GPS IIF SV-9 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-10 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 Delta IV
GPS IIF SV-11 GPS U.S. Air Force 2011 TBD
WGS F-5 702 U.S. Air Force 2012 EELV
GPS IIF SV-12 GPS U.S. Air Force 2012 TBD
WGS F-6 option 702 U.S. Air Force 2013 EELV

DIO -- Delivery in Orbit
DOG -- Delivery on Ground