LUBBOCK, Texas (News Release from Texas Tech Athletics)-Homecoming will have an extra meaning for four Texas Tech graduates who will be part of the flyover crew Saturday prior to kickoff between the 10th-ranked Red Raiders and Arizona State at Galaxy Stadium.<\/p>\n
The flyover will feature two Chinook helicopters as well as a medevac Blackhawk and one assault Blackhawk, all from the Texas Army National Guard\u2019s 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. The flight crew includes Major Chad Dieter, a 2010 alumnus of Texas Tech, Major Jessie Guajardo, Texas Tech class of 2011, Major James Stetzer, Texas Tech class of 2012 and 1st Lt. Jeremy Wilkey, Texas Tech class of 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cHomecoming is one of our favorite weeks of the season, with this year no different,\u201d said Robert Giovannetti, Texas Tech Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Operations. \u201cThe relationship between Texas Tech Athletics and the various branches of our military are on display each home Saturday during the season, and this week\u2019s flyover only adds to what we expect will be an electric atmosphere inside Galaxy Stadium. We can\u2019t thank our military partners enough for the coordination involved in making each flyover happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Texas Tech will practice the flyover coordination at 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon with the flight crew expected to descend on Galaxy Stadium at that time and then proceed to UMC Children\u2019s Hospital for a flyover for its pediatric patients. The UMC flyover is intended to give the patients a first look at what 60,000 fans will experience inside Galaxy Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The flight crew will later visit UMC Children\u2019s Hospital on Saturday morning, presenting patients with the same rally towels that will be available inside Galaxy Stadium that afternoon. The flight crew will be dressed and ready for Saturday\u2019s flyover, giving patients the opportunity to try out their helmets and more as part of the scheduled visit.<\/p>\n