Flyovers across Wisconsin features F-16 Fighting Falcons

People watched Tuesday evening as four F-16 Fighting Falcons, part of the 115th Fighter Wing, flew over the state.

115THS FIGHTER WINGOF THE WISCONSINAIR NATIONAL GUARDHAD FLY OVERS, TOSALUTE PEOPLE ONTHE FRONT LINES OFTHE PANDEMIC ANDEVERYONE DOINGTHEIR PART.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK HAS THE STORY.FOUR F-16 FIGHTINGFALCONS SOAREDOVER NORTHEASTWISCONSIN... ON AFLIGHT ACROSS THEBADGER STATE."HAPPENED PRETTYFAST BUT IT WAS STILLPRETTY COOL."PEOPLE CAME OUTWATCH THE JETS FLYOVERHEAD HSHS ST.MARY'S HOSPITALMEDICAL CENTER INGREEN BAY..."TO SUPPORT THEHEALTH CAREWORKERS..

I KNOWSOME PEOPLE INHEALTH CARE."THE JETS FLEW OVERHOSPITALS ANDVETERANSCENTERS...STARTINGIN KENOSHA ANDENDING IN MADISON."I THOUGHT WOW,WHAT A GREAT WAYFOR THE STATE TOCOME TOGETHER FORTHE SUPPORT FOROUR COMMUNITY FOROUR CAREGIVERS THETRUE HEORES THATARE TAKING CARE OFALL THESE PATIENTS."AND FOR THE PILOTSFLYING... IT WASPERSONAL..."ALL THE PILOTS THATWE CHOSE FOR THISMISSION HAVE ASPOUSE OR SIGNIFANTOTHER WHO WORKS INHEALTH CARE."CAPTAIN LESLIEWESTMONT SAYSTHEY WERE ALLEXCITED TO BE ABLETO SHOW THEIRAPPRECIATION."FOR ALL THEHARDWORK OF OURHEALTH CAREWORKERS ALONG WITHALONG WITH ALL THEFRONTLINE WORKERS,FIRST RESPONDERS,AND EVEN JUSTCITIZENS ACROSSWISCONSIN WHO'VEBEEN STRUGGLINGWITH THE COVID-19PANDEMIC AND THEPARTICIPATION ANDTHE RESPONSE."AND HEALTH CAREWORKERS WEREAPPRECIATIVE..."IT CERTAINLY HASBEEN A MORALEBOOSTER.

PEOPLE AREREALLY GRATEFUL FORTHE RECOGNITION.HEALTH CAREWORKERS WE'VE BEENWORKING SO HARD TOCARE FOR PATIENTS,PULLING TOGETHER ASA COMMUNITTY ANDITS A GREAT WAY TO BERECOGNIZED ON SUCHA GREAT SCALE."MANY WERE HAPPYTO SHOW THEIRSUPPORT FROM THEGROUND WHILE STILLKEEPING THEIRDISTANCE."THINGS ARE GETTINGBETTER FINALLY AND ITHINK THIS HELPS."IN GREEN BAYJULIANA FALK NBC 26.CAPTAIN WESTMONTSAYS THEYBUILTTODAY'S FLYOVERINTO A SCHEDULEDTRAINING MISSION SOTHERE WAS NOADDED COST TOTAXPAYERS.