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Media Relations

Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

February 24, 2012

Did you catch the question on the ABC’s hit show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”? Do you know the answer to the question?     The U.S. Army special team known as the “Golden Knights” is often booked for special events to demonstrate what? A. Plane Aerobatics B. Air Racing C. Helicopter Landings D. Parachuting [...]

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The City of Homestead Welcomes Golden Knights to their 2012 Winter Training

February 22, 2012

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at the City Hall Council Chambers, the U S Army Parachute Team, Sergeant Major Stephen Young and SSG Shelby Bixler, the Gold Demonstration Team Recruiting liason accepted a wonderful award from the city of Homestead. Mayor Bateman thanked the team for returning to Homestead, for supporting the 63rd Annual Rodeo, [...]

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For New Guys

January 31, 2012

Sergeant Earl Scott who works with the Pentagon Channel to produce episodes for their new show “For New Guys” was quite amazed to see what it takes to be a Golden Knight. The new program concentrates on Soldiers going through intense training to be selected into the Army’s most elite units.

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Safety First!!!

January 27, 2012

Safety is paramount in everything we do. It all begins with professional training, repetition, debriefing and more training.The team safety officer always goes to the demonstration site to check out the proposed landing site to check for poles, trees, power lines, holes and anything else that would hinder the safe landing of the parachutist, tandem [...]

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Golden Knight 52nd Anniversary Reunion

December 8, 2011

    Over 400 Alumni of the Golden Knights, family, friends and current US Army Parachute Team members came together this past weekend to celebrate Fifty-two years of camradre built serving as Ambassadors of Good Will representing all Soldiers across the world.    Former Knights’ came rolling in from all parts of theUSthe first of [...]

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