Prior to a University of Texas at San Antonio football game against the U.S. Naval Academy group, a painted U.S. service representative who had served the country for more than ten years passed away over the weekend from injuries sustained during a descending demonstration.
Tech. US Air Force Sergeant. During the pre-game presentation, Ian Patterson passed away alongside other service members soon after falling from the top of the Astrodome facility.
Patterson fell during his designed descent of about 170-foot, demonstrating the “fast cord” maneuver that soldiers use to climb themselves out of hovering helicopters or other hovering vehicles without a saddle or mechanical help.
After plummeting onto the field, which many in the holds witnessed, he was wheeled away, and the sport continued as planned.
House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) responded to the accident by posting,” Praying for this officer and his family tonight. We are holding him and the entire UTSA vs. Navy fan base in our emotions as we watch this awful tragedy play out.
Patterson was a former member of the Fort Stewart, Georgia-based Tactical Air Control Party and an professor at Joint Base San Antonio.
In a social media post, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20 ) addressed Patterson’s death, stating that it occurred” after a skills demonstration incident at the Alamodome.”
He acknowledged that he had spent 15 years serving our nation and that he had trained the next generation of pilots at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
His family deserves precise solutions as the death investigation begins, and I urge the Air Force to be completely open about what transpired. His home, his loved ones, and his brother airmen are in my brain.
According to Nellis Air Force Base, Patterson holds the Army Commendation Medal, Air and Space Achievement Medal, and Army Achievement Medal, which are “each with one oak leaves cluster,” as well as the Air and Space Commendation Medal, which are” with three oak leaves clusters.”
Patterson was named the Air Force Special Warfare Enlisted Instructor of the Year four years ago.
Brig. This horror is felt greatly across the 57th Wing, according to Gen. Scott C. Mills, captain of the 57th Wing. … Cpl. Our team is now determined to support Ian’s family, loved ones, and fellow Airmen as we understand this heartbreaking loss up. Patterson and his service were extremely important.
Our Airmen value our interactions with local community partners very highly, especially in these challenging circumstances, according to Mills.
” We are appreciative of the treatment, compassion, and support they have shown our mission partners at Joint Base San Antonio,” said the San Antonio area.
