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Health care flyover includes Jackson and Afton

C-130 WY ANG
Wyoming National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy McGuire
Wyoming Air National Guard C-130

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KIFI/KIDK) - The 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard will be making an aerial salute to health care professionals across the state Friday.

A two-ship C-130 flyover is planned in the skies over each hospital, ending in Cheyenne.

The schedule calls for a flyover of St. John’s Medical Center at 12:35 p.m. then at 12:50 p.m. at Star Valley Health in Afton.

“We salute all those, both around the state of Wyoming and across the nation who have sacrificed so much to serve on the frontlines of this pandemic,” said Col. Justin Walrath, 153rd Airlift Wing commander and pilot, WYANG, “it’s truly an honor for the men and women of the Wyoming Air National Guard to provide a ‘thank you’ to the first responders, medical professionals, and essential personnel providing support at this time.”

The demonstration is part of Operation American Resolve, a nationwide salute to all those supporting the COVID-19 response effort. 

The following is a list of times and locations for the May 15 flyover:

9:35 Niobrara Health and Life Center,  Lusk
9:55 Weston County Health Services,  Newcastle
10:05 Crook County Hospital,  Sundance
10:20 Campbell County Memorial Hospital, Gillette
10:30 Johnson County Healthcare Center, Buffalo
10:40 Sheridan Memorial Hospital, Sheridan
10:40 Sheridan VA Health Care System, Sheridan
10:55 Washakie Medical Center, Worland
11:05 South Big Horn County Hospital, Basin
11:10 North Big Horn Hospital,  Lovell
11:20 Powell Valley Healthcare,  Powell
11:25 Cody Regional Health,  Cody
11:45 Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital,  Thermopolis
11:55 SageWest Health Care-Riverton,  Riverton
12:00 SageWest Health Care-Lander,  Lander
12:15 SCRHD Pinedale,  Pinedale
12:20 SCRHD, Marbleton,  Marbleton
12:35 St. Johns Medical Center,  Jackson
12:50 Star Valley Health,  Afton
1:05 South Lincoln Medical Center,  Kemmerer
1:15 Wyoming State Hospital,  Evanston
1:15 Evanston Regional Hospital,  Evanston
1:35 Aspen Mountain Medical Center,  Rock Springs
1:35 Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County,  Rock Springs
2:00 Memorial Hospital of Carbon County,  Rawlins
2:25 Wyoming Medical Center,  Casper
2:25 Wyoming Behavioral Institute,  Casper
2:25 Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital,  Casper
2:25 Summit Medical Center,  Casper
2:35 Memorial Hospital Converse County,  Douglas
3:00 Ivinson Memorial Hospital,  Laramie
3:15 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center,  Cheyenne
3:15 Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center,  Cheyenne

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