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Alaska Air National Guard aircraft from the 176th Wing at JBER honored frontline responders and essential workers with a flyover May 13 in Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla.

Alaska National Guard

May 13, 2020 | 5:55

Alaska Air National Guard aircraft from the 176th Wing at JBER honored frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with a flyover May 13 in Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla. The HH-60G Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II completed a training mission on the flight, including pararescuemen jumping from the HC-130J and an aerial refueling. They were the first of the Salute to Alaska, which included an additional 23 community flyovers and seven aircraft types today throughout the state.The flyovers are part of the Air Force Salutes initiative designed to show appreciation to the countless heroes around the world battling the pandemic, and to lift morale in communities across America.