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Practice Jump for Black Team in Eau Claire, WI

June 5, 2010

Black Team and Tandem Team beat some serious odds yesterday and got both jumps off successfully. The clouds were thick and the winds were tricky, but luckily all the high winds in Homestead, Florida for winter training made them seem like no biggie. As always, the Team had plan “B” in their back pocket in [...]

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Black Team at Middleton High School in Madison

June 3, 2010

Black Team was in Madison, Wisconsin today to show the students at Middleton High School what collaboration and teamwork are all about. The Team performed a stack-out with CRW (canopy relative work) on top, then SFC Mike Elliot and SGT Jared Zell of Tandem Team took it up for a second pass to take Middleton [...]

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Black Team Jumps into Janesville High Schools

June 2, 2010

Black Team went back to work with a purpose today after a much needed day off for Memorial Day. Under pristine blue skies today, the Team jumped into two local High Schools in Janesville, WI. Craig High School (1400 students) and Parker High School (1800 students) congregated around their respective soccer fields and watched the [...]

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Memorial Day in Wisconsin

May 31, 2010

Black Team wrapped up a very productive and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend yesterday in Janesville, Wisconsin at the Southern Wisconsin Airfest. The weather was spectacular all weekend and all jumps went as planned. The weekend kicked off Friday evening with a twilight jump (see previous post for details). It was a bit chilly at 12,500 [...]

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Meteor Shower in Janesville, Wisconsin!!

May 31, 2010

Black Team lit up the skies of Janesville, Wisconsin Friday night with some crowd-pleasing pyrotechnics. Although the formation was a simple nine-man round, the photographic results were stunning nonetheless. The jumpers exited against a backdrop of deep red and orange on the horizon and the view was fantastic. As always, the jumpers landed amid cheers [...]

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