The service member was injured while rappelling from the Alamodome rafters as part of a pregame demonstration before Saturday's Navy-UTSA football game.
An Air Force service member has died from injuries sustained during a pregame demonstration at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the Air Force confirmed. The airman fell while attempting to rappel from the rafters ahead of UTSA's football game against Navy.
Details of the ceremony and the circumstances of the fall have not been fully released, but the incident cast a somber tone over what was meant to be a celebratory pregame show. Rappelling and similar demonstrations are a common sight before military-academy games, meant to showcase training and tradition.
The Air Force has not released further information about the service member's identity or the specifics of the exercise. The tragedy overshadowed the matchup itself, with attention shifting away from the game and toward the loss of a service member who was performing as part of a pregame tribute.