The New Guys meet the American Public

February 8, 2011

SGT Tom Pryjda, a new teammate on the Gold Demonstration Team, interacts with students from the Coral Springs Christian Academy.  Connecting America’s Army with the American public is the number one mission of the demonstration teams.  The newest team members have daily opportunities to interface with public onlookers.  In this photo, SGT Tom Pryjda spent time between training jumps [...]

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Golden Knights Medal in More Than Just Skydiving

February 7, 2011

Golden Knights are Soldiers first, continuously training to excel in the air…and also on the ground. Team members strive for excellence in all aspects of being a good Soldier, and compete and train not only in skydiving, but in other sports as well.

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8 Way Takes Gold at 2011 Indoor Skydiving Championships

February 7, 2011

The US Army Golden Knights Competition Team made a strong showing this weekend at the 2011 Indoor Skydiving Championships hosted by the Paraclete XP wind tunnel in Raeford, NC.  The Knights competed in the 4way and 8way Formation Skydiving categories.  Saturday consisted of 8 rounds of 4way followed by 8 rounds of 8way.  16 rounds [...]

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Exceeding Expectations

February 6, 2011

  Another week of training passes us by, we see yet more astounding improvements from Gold Demonstration Team’s newest members.  In particular, narration has gone from dry and boring, to nearly airshow quality.

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This is How it’s Done, Ladies and Gentlemen!

February 3, 2011

SGT Brandie Phillips of the Black Demonstration Team lands perfectly on the dead center after having exited the aircraft more than two miles above the earth. Brandie is one of the top accuracy shooters on Black Team, and was fourth overall best target score for the entire 2010 show season. SGT Phillips is originally from [...]

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