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The United States Army Parachute Team, nicknamed the Golden Knights, is a demonstration and competition parachute team of the United States Army.It consists of demonstration and competition parachutist teams, drawn from all branches of the U.S. Army. Members must demonstrate excellence in parachuting.
He is an honorary member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights [45] and U.S. Navy Chuting Stars. [46] His 1957 parachute, using his revolutionary idea of very low porosity cloth, is the first Sport Parachute and is now in the Smithsonian Institution. [47] Istel was named an honorary citizen of Margency, France. [8]
In 1977 she became the first female member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's elite parachute team. She served two three-year tours. [4] She served two active duty hitches with the Golden Knights in her military career. [5] She retired from the army after 29 years of service as a master sergeant.
Sherri Gallagher was born in 1984 in California USA. [3] Her mother is Nancy Tompkins who in 1998 was the first woman to win the High Power Rifle Championship, [3] and her step-father is Mid Tompkins, who has won the honor six times in a row. [4]
The US Capitol was briefly evacuated on the evening of April 20, as a miscommunication over a US Army parachute jump at Wednesday’s Washington Nationals game caused alarm.At 6.48 pm, the US ...
The Fort Campbell parachute demonstration team was established in 1958 during the infancy of precision freefall as the Army's first such team—pre-dating the Golden Knights, United States Army Parachute Team, by one year. Early team members were soldiers who volunteered their free time in order to perform quality parachute demonstrations.
The airshow itself primarily showcases military aviation, with demonstrations from the USAF Thunderbirds, [1] United States Navy Blue Angels, US Army Golden Knights, [2] as well as demonstrations from current Air Force and Navy aircraft, such as the A-10 Thunderbolt II, AV-8B Harrier, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F/A-18F Super Hornet.
July 23 – Spokane Air Show (Spokane, Washington) – Four United States Army Air Forces aviators, pilots Second Lt.'s William R. Scott and George Chrep along with Capt. Ford K. Sayre and an unidentified sergeant, were killed when their two A-25 Shrike bombers were involved in a mid-air collision while ascending from a dive.