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F-16 Flyovers Salute Health Care Workers, First Responders

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 15, 2020

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F-16 pilots from the Wisconsin Air National Guard staged flyovers to honor and salute health care workers and first responders on the front lines of COVID-19. The 115th Fighter Wing, based out of Madison, took part in the national effort flying over hospitals in 17 communities across the state from Kenosha to Wausau and Eau Claire and back again to their base at Truax Field.

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