FREMONT – The Nebraska Air National Guard has planned a “flyover salute” to honor the healthcare professionals and all Nebraskans responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Wednesday, May 13, the flight will visit 14 Nebraska hospitals spanning nearly the entirety of the state. The flyover will pass over Methodist Fremont Health around 2:18PM.
“This is our special way of honoring our healthcare professionals and neighbors for how they have responded and come together as Nebraskans during these unprecedented times,” said Maj Gen Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general. “The National Guard is a community-based organization made up of Citizen Soldiers and Airmen who stand in solidarity with our families, friends and neighbors who are doing their part to kill the virus and end this pandemic.”
A 155th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker, based out of the Lincoln Air National Guard base, will fly above the following healthcare facilities at the following times (exact times may vary by up to 10 minutes):
- Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff: 11:32 a.m. MDT (12:32 p.m. CDT)
- Great Plains Health Hospital, North Platte: 1:06 p.m. CDT
- Kearney Regional Medical Center/CHI Health Kearney: 1:29 p.m. CDT
- Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings: 1:41 p.m. CDT
- CHI Health St Francis, Grand Island: 1:50 p.m. CDT
- Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus: 2:07 p.m. CDT
- CHI Health Schuyler, Schuyler: 2:11 p.m. CDT
- Methodist Fremont Health, Fremont: 2:18 p.m. CDT
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha: 2:27 p.m. CDT
- Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha: 2:28 p.m. CDT
- CHI Health Lakeside, Omaha: 2:31 p.m. CDT
- CHI Health Midlands, Omaha: 2:33 p.m. CDT
- CHI Health – St. Elizabeth, Lincoln: 2:45 p.m. CDT
- Bryan West Medical Center, Lincoln: 2:45 p.m. CDT
