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Winter Tng 2012

Homestead invaded by UFO? Nope just the Golden Knights

February 21, 2012

On 16 February, the Golden Knights conducted night jumps as part of the annual winter training. As usual the Team sparks calls to the local authorities and news channels, this year was no different.

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Tandem Team graduates new Tandem Examiners

February 1, 2012

The Golden Knights prides itself on being the most highly qualified parachutist in the world. We were founded in 1959 not only to compete against the Soviets who were dominating the new sport of skydiving, but to also test and evaluate new equipment and freefall techniques. It became apparent that we had to be subject [...]

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Demo Teams Amp up for the First Demo of 2012

January 27, 2012

  As the Black and Gold Demo Teams close out the second week of winter training, we prepare for our first demonstration of the year. Homestead’s Rodeo, at Harris Field, will be the host of this Saturday’s jump. For some of the new members of the Team, this will be the first Golden Knight demo, [...]

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Golden Knights Week One Warm UP!

January 24, 2012

It has been a sensational first week for the team training here at Homestead, AFB. Monday the Aviation crew and team members safely arrived to the great Sunshine State. The advance party greeted us and escorted us over to the headquarters to await the truck with all of the gear and equipment. Everyone jumped right [...]

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Week One Nears an End for Black Team

January 20, 2012

As the first week of winter training nears an end, Black Team’s newer jumpers begin to show some major improvements in several aspects. The first week of Winter Training hones in the concepts of target accuracy and narration, while allowing the newer members to intigrate into their respective Team’s daily activities.

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