2 jet flyovers planned at A&M for Family Weekend, baseball

A pair of F-16C fighter jets piloted by Aggies will perform flyovers April 14 and 15 for Texas A&M’s Family Weekend events and an Aggie baseball game.

Pilots Lt. Col. James “HIJAK” Goeppinger ’00 and Lt. Col. Chris “Temper” Wells ’01 are from the 125^th Fighter Squadron of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, based in Tulsa.

On Friday, April 14, the jets are scheduled to pass over the Corps Quad around 5:30 p.m. as the Corps of Cadets steps off to march to Simpson Drill Field for Family Weekend Review. See a full schedule for Texas A&M’s Family Weekend at FamilyWeekend.tamu.edu/events.  

The next day, the jets will fly over Blue Bell Park before the start of A&M’s 12:30 p.m. baseball game vs. Missouri.

The week will be a festive one in Aggieland, with The Association of Former Students hosting Aggie Ring Days on Thursday and Friday (April 13-14) – with a crowd of nearly 45,000 guests expected to join 6,000 Aggies receiving their hard-earned Aggie Rings – as well as Family Weekend events at Texas A&M including the Aggie Moms Boutique, Family Weekend Yell Practice in Kyle Field at 10 p.m. Friday and A&M football’s spring scrimmage at 3 p.m. Saturday.

When needed, The Association helps provide hotel accommodations for aircrew taking part in flyovers, a part of the Aggie experience that connects with the A&M value of selfless service. 

Support for both current and former students’ Aggie experiences is a central purpose of The Association, which provides academic scholarships, support to student organizations, funding to faculty and staff, former student programs and more.