Menifee residents get closeup views of Air Force flyover

Menifee residents watch a C-17 cargo aircraft from March Air Reserve Base fly over Menifee Global Medical Center and a field. Photo by Stephen Daly

Menifee residents at many sites in and around the city enjoyed a flyover by a C-17 cargo aircraft and KC-135 Stratotanker as the 452nd Air Mobility Wing and host unit from March Air Reserve Base participated in the #AirForceSalutes portion of #AmericaStrong Thursday.

The event, which included flyovers in multiple locations, honors healthcare workers, first responders and other essential employees who are on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. The C-17 made the initial flyover of each of location 19 areas, followed three minutes later by the KC-135, before returning to Mark Field.

The first flyover was over Menifee Global Medical Center about 1 p.m., followed a flyover at the Kaiser Permamente facility in Murrieta and Loma Linda Medical Center in Murrieta.

The crew prepares for a photo before leaving March Air Reserve Base on Thursday's flyover. Photo courtesy of March Air Reserve Base

Crew members donned their masks in the cockpit before Thursday's flight. Photo courtesy of Mark Air Reserve Base

Photo courtesy of March Air Reserve Base

Lance Tade and his family watched the flyover next to a U.S. flag at the top of a hill overlooking Menifee. Photo by Lance Tade