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The Age-Old Question: “What Happens if You Guys Can’t Jump?”

September 4, 2010

In the more than 50 years the Golden Knights have been demonstrating their parachuting prowess for the American public, there is one question that never gets old: “What do you guys do if you can’t jump?” Both the Black and Gold demonstration teams tackled that question with gusto today and their actions spoke louder than [...]

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Black Team Gets Back to 82nd Airborne Roots

September 3, 2010

It was a truly humbling evening in Cleveland today as Black Team mingled with past war heroes at the Cleveland chapter of the 82nd Airborne Association. About 40 veterans from World War II all the way to current conflicts in the Middle East gathered on a small patch of lawn on the grounds of the [...]

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Demonstration Teams Combine Forces Once Again

August 7, 2010

On Wednesday, the Black and Gold Demonstration teams worked together to put on a show for the Kids’ Golf Tournament at the Pinehurst Golf Course. At 6:30 PM, with a watchful eye on the clouds making their way in, the two teams exited the aircraft to build a formation in freefall, before opening their parachutes [...]

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Golden Knights Set Their Sights on Becoming Tandem Instructors

August 6, 2010

Eight members of the Golden Knights, mostly from the Demonstration Teams, began the classroom portion of the Tandem Course yesterday at the Team’s training drop zone in Laurinburg, NC. A tandem instructor is qualified to take a first-time jumper on a skydive, using a special harness and parachute system. The parachute is much bigger than [...]

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Black Team in Indiana and Illinois

August 3, 2010

Black Demonstration Team earned their money this last weekend, traveling to two mid-west cities and putting on a great show at each. The weekend destination was Rockford, IL for the Rockford Airfest, but the Team made a one day/one night stopover in Goshen, IN on the way to jump into the Elkhart County Fair. Weather [...]

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