ROTC Rappelling at Ivinson Parking Garage, Helicopter Landing Near UW Campus Wednesday
Published August 24, 2026
If you see someone rappelling from the south-facing side of the University of Wyoming’s
Ivinson Parking Garage or a Black Hawk helicopter flying and landing near campus,
don’t be alarmed.
UW’s Army ROTC program will conduct rappelling operations from 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday,
Aug. 26. While some of the garage’s parking space on the top level will be unavailable,
the impact to parking should be limited.
Between about 2-5 p.m., weather permitting, a Black Hawk helicopter will fly in the
vicinity of campus and land near 19th Street and Willett Drive. The flight lab will
introduce cadets to aviation career fields and familiarize them with flight operations.
No major impacts are expected, although there may be some increased noise in the area.
People are welcome to observe from a safe distance.
Both events support ROTC’s curriculum and will be similar to past events held on campus.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.