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A member of the US Army Golden Knights parachutes in to the the 2022 Miramar Airshow while his aircraft lands in the backgroud at San Diego, California.

Football season is back, and so too are the flyovers.

Lawrence residents should expect to see two military flyovers today, in preparation of a special flyover ceremony that will involve parachutists just before kickoff of Saturday’s University of Kansas season-opening football game.

The first flyover will be at abut 2:30 p.m. today and will feature a team of F-35 fighter jets. Then, at about 8 p.m. this evening, a C-147 transport plane also will fly over the stadium.

On Saturday, at about 5:15 p.m. — 15 minutes before kickoff — both the F-35s and the C-147 will fly over the stadium. The C-147 will be carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, who will parachute into the newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

The F-35s are part of an Air Force squadron stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. The Golden Knights are stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

Saturday’s game is the debut of the revamped stadium.