Blue Angels Announce Changes to 2012 Show Schedule, Release of 2013 Schedule The 2012 changes include a show in Latrobe, Penn. on June 23-24, replacing a show originally scheduled for Pittsburg; and two October shows have swapped dates. The air show in Jacksonville, Fla., is now Oct. 20-21 and in Houston, Texas, Oct. 27-28. The 2012 show schedule is: March 10 NAF El Centro,
CA
April 1 Tuscaloosa, AL
May 5-6 MCAS Cherry Point,
NC
June 2-3 Virginia Beach,
VA
July 1 Portsmouth, NH
August 4-5 Seattle, WA
September 1-3 Cleveland,
OH
October 6-7 San Francisco,
CA
November 2-3 NAS Pensacola, FL The 2013 season celebrates 100 years of Marine Aviation. The 2013 show schedule
is:
April 6 - 7 MacDill AFB,
FL
May 4 - 5 Barksdale AFB,
LA
June 1 - 2 Rockford, IL
July 6 - 7 Evansville,
IN
August 3 - 4 Seattle,
WA
September 1 NAS Patuxent
River, MD
October 5 - 6 MCAS Miramar,
San Diego, CA
November 1 - 2 NAS Pensacola, FL Demonstration sites are selected in support of the Department of Defense objectives and in the interest of the armed services with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly assist in the recruiting and retention goals for the military services, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women and demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the Naval services to the American public and U.S. allies. For information about individual air shows, please go to each air show’s official website. For more information about the Blue Angels, including the 2012 and 2013 Blue Angel Air Show schedule, log on to www.blueangels.navy.mil. For details on the War of 1812 commemoration: www.ourflagwasstillthere.org. For details on the Marine Aviation Centennial: www.marines.mil/unit/aviation/centennial/pages/default.aspx. Contact:
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