Matt Gibson, president and CEO of The Kentucky Derby Festival, announces the official countdown to this year’s Thunder Over Louisville air show at a press conference in Louisville, Ky., March 3, 2025. The show, which kicks off the city’s annual two-week Derby Festival, is slated for April 12 and will feature aerial demonstrations by the Kentucky Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demo Team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)