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Thunderbirds announce 2010 schedule

The Thunderbirds will be flying with five new team members next year, including a new commander.

Officials from the air demonstration team on Wednesday announced the team’s new makeup, as well as the air show schedule for 2010. Sixty-seven shows are slated for the U.S. and Canada.

Lt. Col. Case Cunningham will join the Thunderbirds as commander and leader for the team, and fly in the No. 1 position.

Other officers beginning their first seasons with the team are:

— Capt. Chad Shenk, right wing.

— Capt. Aaron Jelinek, opposing solo.

— Maj. John Gallemore, advance pilot and narrator.

— Capt. Thom Bowden, flight surgeon.

The returning officers are:

— Maj. John Baum, left wing.

— Maj. Sean Gustafson, slot.

— Maj. Rick Goodman, lead solo.

— Lt. Col. Derek Routt, operations officer.

— Capt. Petrina Hanson, executive officer.

— Maj. David Lemery, maintenance officer.

— Capt. Jason McCree.

The demonstration squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots, four support officers, four civilians and about 110 enlisted airmen in more than 29 Air Force specialties.

The Thunderbirds' aerial demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines. The pilots perform about 40 maneuvers in a demonstration.

The Thunderbirds' 2010 schedule is as follows:

March

— 20 and 21: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

— 27 and 28: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

April

— 10 and 11: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

— 17 and 18: Lakeland, Fla.

— 24 and 25: Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

May

— 1: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

— 2: Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

— 8 and 9: Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

— 15 and 16: Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

— 22: Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.

— 26: Air Force Academy, Colo.

— 29 and 30: Janesville, Wis.

June

— 5 and 6: Ocean City, Md.

— 12 and 13: Quebec City, Canada.

— 19 and 20: Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

— 26 and 27: North Kingstown, R.I.

July

— 10 and 11: Gary, Ind.

— 17 and 18: Duluth, Minn.

— 21: Cheyenne, Wyo.

— 24 and 25: Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.

— 31: Rockford, Ill.

August

— 1: Rockford, Ill.

— 7 and 8: Moffett Field, Calif.

— 14 and 15: Abbotsford, Canada.

— 21 and 22: Westfield, Mass.

— 25: Atlantic City, N.J.

— 28 and 29: Brooklyn (Coney Island), N.Y.

September

— 4 and 5: Martinsburg, W.Va.

— 11 and 12: Coraopolis (Pittsburgh), Pa.

— 18 and 19: Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.

— 25 and 26: McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

October

— 2 and 3: Salinas, Calif.

— 9 and 10: Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

— 16 and 17: El Paso, Texas.

— 23 and 24: Houston.

— 30 and 31: Cocoa Beach, Fla.

November

— 6 and 7: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

— 13 and 14: Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.