U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Nelson, 39th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and Scott Christy, Texas Cavaliers’ 2024 King Antonio, step to a T-38 Talon prior to flight January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Texas Cavaliers is an organization of 600 business, civic and community leaders, who dedicate their time and talents in support of San Antonio area charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

Scott Christy, Texas Cavaliers’ 2024 King Antonio, prepares to fly on a T-38 Talon with U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Nelson, 39th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Texas Cavaliers is an organization of 600 business, civic and community leaders, who dedicate their time and talents in support of San Antonio area charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

Scott Christy, Texas Cavaliers’ 2024 King Antonio, prepares to fly on a T-38 Talon with U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Nelson, 39th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Texas Cavaliers is an organization of 600 business, civic and community leaders, who dedicate their time and talents in support of San Antonio area charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

John McFadden, Fiesta’s Rey Feo 75, prepares to fly in a T-38 Talon with U.S. Air Force Captain David Goode, 435th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilot, January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Rey Feo is a scholarship foundation to financially support high school seniors to obtain a college or university education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

U.S. Air Force Captain David Goode, 435th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilot, gives John McFadden, Fiesta’s Rey Feo 75, aircraft safety instructions prior to flying in a T-38 Talon, January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Rey Feo is a scholarship foundation to financially support high school seniors to obtain a college or university education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Jeffrey Nelson, 39th Flying training Squadron instructor pilot, gives Scott Christy, Texas Cavaliers’ 2024 King Antonio, aircraft safety instructions prior to flying in a T-38 Talon, January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Texas Cavaliers is an organization of 600 business, civic and community leaders, who dedicate their time and talents in support of San Antonio area charities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Goode, 435th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilot, and John McFadden, Fiesta’s Rey Feo 75, taxi in a T-38 Talon prior to takeoff, January 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Rey Feo is a scholarship foundation to financially support high school seniors to obtain a college or university education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

T-38 Talon aircraft carrying San Antonio Fiesta dignitaries take off during an orientation flight, Jan. 25, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Fiesta is a commemoration of the battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto. It’s grown into a celebration of San Antonio’s cultures and today is one of the nation's premier festivals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Jeffrey Nelson (left), 39th Flying training Squadron instructor pilot, Scott Christy (center left), Texas Cavaliers’ 2024 King Antonio, John McFadden (center right), Fiesta’s Rey Feo 75, and U.S. Air Force Capt. David Goode, 435th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilot, pose for a group photo after an orientation flight January 25, 2024, as Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Christy and McFadden are a part of Fiesta which commemorates the battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto. Fiesta has grown into a celebration of San Antonio’s cultures and today is one of the nation's premier festivals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)