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Finnley Willms '27 September 29, 2025 8:39 AM updated: October 3, 2025 10:15 AM
Oct. 3 update: The 36th Combat Aviation Brigade has informed The Association that, due to the lapse in appropriations for the federal government, this weekend's flyover could not proceed.
This week's Force for Good Flyover for the Aggie's game against Mississippi State on Oct. 4th will include a UH-60M Blackhawk, a UH-60L MEDEVAC Blackhawk and a CH-47F Chinook. All members of the crew come from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Texas Army National Guard. The brigade is based at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
The Association of Former Students is proud to support this crew by providing their hotel accommodations in appreciation of all they do as a force for good.
The Force for Good Flyover crew will include four Aggies:
UH-60M Blackhawk:
CW5 Drew Segraves (sons are Class of '23 and '27)
CW2 Lane Bingham '18
Ssg. Ryan Blomquist '19
Sgt. Daniel Cox
UH-60L MEDEVAC Blackhawk:
CW3 Jacob Jones
Cpt. John Fox '16
Ssg. Joey Puente
Sgt. Zeke Bowen
CH-47F Chinook:
CW2 Lee Gottsch
WO1 Austin Post
Ssf. Christopher Fowler
Sgt. Mark Batchelor
Ground control communications:
CW3 Ryan Cantini '07
Support for gameday events is a small part of The Association's mission to serve Texas A&M and all Aggies, both current students and former students, and also highlights Aggies' continuing tradition of service to their country. The Association provides support each year for hundreds of Texas A&M scholarships, student organizations, former student programs, A&M traditions and more, thanks to gifts from some 60,000 annual donors.