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An airman with the U.S. Air Force’s 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2 died Saturday night after falling during a pregame rappelling demonstration before the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) vs Navy football game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, a Nellis Air Force Base spokesperson confirmed to Task & Purpose. The Air Force will withhold identification of the service member for 24 hours while the next of kin is notified. Four military members were set to rappel from the rafters before UTSA’s annual Salute to Armed Forces & Veterans game. Video posted online shows the service member descending in an uncontrolled manner. Medical personnel rendered first aid, and the San Antonio Fire Department said it took a person with a life threatening injury to a hospital. The Air Force says the incident is under investigation. Detachment 2 operates from Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis as part of the 6th Combat Training Squadron, based at Nellis AFB, Nevada. It trains Tactical Air Control Party airmen, who embed with soldiers and Marines and direct and coordinate airstrikes from the ground. Source: taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-dies-utsa-r...