Aggies Of Texas Air Guard To Fly Over Kyle For UTSA Game

Skies over Kyle Field will rumble Saturday with a C-130H flown by Aggies from the 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard!

The C-130H transport aircraft can carry a 42,000-pound payload; the 136th Airlift Wing (based in Fort Worth) has flown C-130s in support of Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn and relief efforts for hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Gustav, Ike, Harvey and Irma.

• Pilot: Lt. Col. Brian Harper ’98 (A&M Corps Squadron 5 commander)
• Pilot: Lt. Col. Kurt Anderson ’01 (A&M Corps Squadron 12)
• Pilot: Lt. Col. Brian Kriss ’01 (A&M McInnis Hall)
• Pilot: Maj. David Westfall ’01
• Pilot: Capt. Matthew McBride ’11 (A&M Sailing Team)
• Navigator: Maj. Steven Strube ’08 (A&M Corps Squadron 16; Ross Volunteers; AOLP)
• Flight surgeon: Col. Ralph Walsh ’88
• Flight surgeon: Lt. Col. George Gibson (professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine)
• Flight engineer: Tech. Sgt. David Bailey
• Loadmaster: Tech. Sgt. Charles Cain III

Saturday's flyover is set to take place at 10:49 a.m.; visit tx.ag/gamedaytimeline for a timeline of gameday events, and be sure to make your gameday home base at the Williams Alumni Center, where admission to the All-Aggie Tailgate (presented by C.C. Creations) is free, indoor seating is plentiful and the Aggie game will play on the video wall.

WHOOP to the 136th Airlift Wing, and let's beat the hell outta UTSA!

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