Air Force fighter jets to fly over Memorial Day celebration Published May 21, 2009 By Nellis Public Affairs 99th Air Base Wing NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Four F-15E Strike Eagles will be participating in a low-level flyover in the Southern Highlands' Stonewater Park, at the intersection of Southern Highlands Parkway and Valley View Boulevard, in support of a Memorial Day celebration event at approximately 6 p.m., May 25. The Southern Highlands' Memorial Day celebration is free and open to the public and begins at 5.30 p.m. The ten-minute flyover will travel northwest from Boulder City and cross Interstate-15 to Southern Highlands at 1,000 feet above ground. Some of the proceeds collected at this event will benefit Operation Warmheart. Headed by the First Sergeant Council, this nationally-recognized program helps Airmen and their families in times of need through monetary donations, food and other methods of support. The four F-15E Strike Eagles are assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson AFB, S.C., and are participating in an exercise here. For more information about the Memorial Day celebration at Southern Highlands, visit www.southernhighlands.com. Media interested in attending this event should contact Shelley Caiazzo at (702)683-9700 or (702)263-1000.
