Photo: An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 120th Fighter Squadron, piloted by Capt. Phillip Butler, performs a fly-by maneuver over the runway after returning from a practice alert scramble that is intended to enhance proficiency training for pilots and crew of the unit at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado on March 31, 2020. (Photo: Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)
Wednesday, look to Colorado skies and be thankful for the people who are making sacrifices to care for those affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Two separate flyover events are scheduled to honor healthcare workers, first responders and other frontline workers in the fight against the coronavirus.
First, the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing out of Peterson Air Force Base will send a pair of C-130 Hercules planes for the "Hercs Over Colorado" flight covering Pueblo to Fort Collins.
The schedule is approximately:
11:09 a.m. - Pueblo VA Clinic
11:10 a.m. - Parkview Patterson Center
11:11 a.m. - St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo
11:24 a.m. - UCHealth Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs
11:25 a.m. - VA Hospital (PFC Floyd Lindstrom), Colorado Springs
11:26 a.m. - UCHealth Grandview Hospital, Colorado Springs
11:28 a.m. - St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs
11:30 a.m. - UCHealth Memorial Hospital North
11:59 a.m. UCHealth Greeley Hospital, Greeley
12:05 p.m. UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins
Later in the day, the Warriors of the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard will fly over many areas of the state with flyovers from 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. MDT.
The following is the Colorado Air National Guard schedule and those being honored: