Black Team Jumps to Honor Military Children at Fort Bragg #ArmyStrong

SGT Tylor Wheeler and Team Leader SFC Will Fleming chat with Irwin Middle School Principal Mr. Timothy Howle just before boarding the aircraft at Pope Air Force Base earlier today.

The demonstrators teamed up with two members of Tandem Team to put on a very special show for the students at Irwin. As part of the demonstration jump, the Tandem Team took the principal on a tandem jump and landed right in front of his 675 students…which sounded like a crowd of more like 6000 the way they cheered as SFC Mike Elliott brought Principal Howle in for a signature Golden Knight tiptoe landing.

Meanwhile, Black Team did what they do best and wowed the kids with a smoking 8-way formation from 12,000 feet, winding it all up with a meet and greet with the school’s assistant principal and some photo ops with some students.

The show was part of ongoing school activities in honor of the month of April, designated the “Month of the Military Child”. Of the 675 students, roughly 40 percent have one or more parent who is currently deployed. Activities for the month include rallies, games, guest speakers, and visits from VIPs such as the Garrison, 18th Airborne Corps, and USASOC Commanders. The Golden Knights were certainly honored to be a part of it!