By Patrick Phillips | April 27, 2020 at 9:31 AM EDT - Updated April 27 at 9:41 AM
MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. (WCSC/WIS) - The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing will perform special flyovers statewide to salute frontline healthcare workers.
F-16 fighter jets will salute the state’s medical professionals and first responders. The flyovers are being conducted at no additional cost to the American taxpayer and is done in conjunction with regularly scheduled training.
Swamp Fox pilots will fly three different routes to cover hospitals statewide.
The first flyovers in the Lowcountry are scheduled in the East route for between 11:05 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. over Georgetown County.
LocationHospitalFlyover Times
Georgetown
Tidelands Georgetown
11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m
Murrells Inlet
Tidelands Waccamaw
11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Hampton
Hampton Regional Medical Center
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Hardeeville
Coastal Carolina Hospital
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Bluffton
Encompass Health
11:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Hospital
11:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Beaufort
Naval Hospital
11:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Beaufort
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
11:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Walterboro
Colleton Medical Center
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Charleston
Bon Secours - St. Francis Xavier Hospital
11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Charleston
Roper Hospital/MUSC
11:45 a.m. - Noon
Charleston
Vibra Hospital of Charleston
11:45 a.m. - Noon
Charleston
East Cooper Medical Center
11:45 a.m. - Noon
Charleston
Mount Pleasant Hospital
11:45 a.m. - Noon
Charleston
Trident Medical Center
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Windwood
Roper St. Francis Berkeley
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Summerville
Summerville Medical Center
11:35 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
“This is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to the South Carolina heroes who are working on the front lines around the clock taking care of us during the COVID-19 pandemic,” 169th Fighter Wing commander Col. Akshai Gandhi said.
If you’re able to snap photos or video of a flyover,click here to upload it and we may share it on the air or online. You’re also encouraged to post on social media and use the hashtags #AirForceSalutes and #AFFlyover.
The flyover has been closely coordinated as part of the U.S. Air Forces OPERATIONS AMERICAN RESOLVE to salute those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response.
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Photo: South Carolina Air National Guard