US Army Golden Knights

Judge Makes Leap with Golden Knights

Joe Abeln — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:00:53 +0000

We may have hit the 100 degree mark yesterday in Fayetteville, but Superior Court Judge Doug Sasser knew just where to go to escape the heat. At 13,500 feet above the Laurinburg-Maxton airport in North Carolina, the weather was in the 60′s and just a little breezy. Judge Sasser, Cumberland County Assistant DA Calvin Colyer, [...]

GK Pilots Jump Too? No Way!!

Rachel Medley — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:01:11 +0000

The tables were turned today at the Team’s training drop zone in Laurinburg, NC as one of the Team’s pilots went from the driver’s seat to the hot seat! Golden Knights’ Aviation detachment commander Major Craig Blackwood handed the controls over to his fellow pilots and, for the first time in his life, landed without [...]

Knight Flies After 20 Years

Donna Dixon — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:01:05 +0000

Today SFC James Halterman retired at the Golden Knight’s Headquarters Facility after 20 years of faithful service to his country. Guests attending SFC Haltermans retirement Former Sergeant Major Michael Eitniear, former Black Team leader SFC Dan Moesch, CW2 Chris Altman, family and friends and two Captains who were cadets trained by Halterman at West Point, stood [...]

Tandem Team and GK8 Team Up to Form a Rare Hybrid Formation

Joe Abeln — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:26:43 +0000

Tandem Team and GK 8 joined forces today after training was complete to form a rare “hybrid” formation. A “hybrid” formation is a combination of traditional belly flyers and vertical flyers. In today’s formation, GK 8 members SSG Justin Blewitt, SSG Josh Coleman, SSG Matt Accord and SGT Mike LaRoche launched a perfect four-man round formation. Tandem team [...]

Get Ready for Fireworks in Madison!

Rachel Medley — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:40:15 +0000

Have you ever wanted to see a meteor shower? Or how about a fiery comet streaking across the sky? Well, at Rhythm and Booms at Warner Park in Madison, Wisconsin, that is exactly what you will see! The U.S. Army Golden Knights will perform two jumps on July 3rd for the Rhythm and Booms fireworks [...]