UPDATE
Oct 19, 2026 5:43 PM CDT
The airman killed in an aerial demonstration at a college football game Saturday was identified on Monday as Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, a 15-year service member from Fort Stewart, Georgia. He was a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, the Air Force said, and had received numerous decorations and commendations, the AP reports. "This tragedy is felt deeply across the 57th Wing," Brig. Gen. Scott C. Mills, 57th Wing commander, said in a statement.
Oct 19, 2026 12:00 AM CDT
A college football pregame tribute in San Antonio turned tragic Saturday when a service member fell while rappelling from the Alamodome rafters during an aerial demonstration and later died, military officials said. Video from the stands shows the service member descending on a rope before dropping to the turf at midfield, where personnel rushed in and he was taken off the field on a golf cart, NBC News reports. Per ESPN, the service member "appeared to lose control while descending, sliding down the line and crashing to the turf."
The unnamed service member, assigned to the Air Force's 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead, according to Nellis Air Force Base. The fall delayed kickoff of the University of Texas at San Antonio's game against the Naval Academy, which annually includes a Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans, the AP reports. UT-San Antonio said it was "deeply saddened" and that its "heartfelt thoughts and prayers" are with the service member's family and colleagues. An investigation is underway.
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