Air Force identifies airman who died during rappelling demonstration at UTSA/Navy game
by Mike Glenn · The Washington TimesAn Air Force service member who died after falling from the rafters during a rappelling demonstration ahead of a Saturday football game between the University of Texas at San Antonio and Navy has been identified as Tech Sgt. Ian Patterson, assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio in Texas.
Sgt. Patterson was a tactical air control party instructor at the base and had been in the Air Force for 15 years.
The investigation into Sgt. Patterson’s death is still ongoing, officials said.
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Brig. Gen. Scott C. Mills, the commander of the Air Force’s 57th Wing, said the tragedy is felt across the unit.
“Tech Sgt. Patterson and his service mattered immensely to our wing, and to the family, friends, and teammates who had the privilege of knowing and serving alongside him,” Gen. Mills said.
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