Golden Knights-22 Looking Down and Admiring Miami Beach and the Atlantic Ocean

by Rene Triay FineArt Photos

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Golden Knights-22 Looking Down and Admiring Miami Beach and the Atlantic Ocean

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Rene Triay FineArt Photos

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As we are climbing up to altitude, these two Golden Knights get a great open-door view of Miami Beach and of the Atlantic Ocean. For this event Memorial Day event, we climbed to an altitude of 14,000 ft. We later descended back to 12,000 ft for their jump and their fabulous and very technical routine.

Wikipedia: 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.

The Strategic Army Corps Sport Parachute Team (STRAC) was originally conceived by Brigadier General Joseph Stilwell. The first STRAC team consisted of 19 military parachutists. This unofficial unit competed successfully in parachute competitions, provided assistance to the military in the development of modern parachuting techniques and equipment, and provided support for U.S. Army public relations and recruiting. In 1959, the team was formally organized and later redesignated as the U.S. Army's official aerial demonstration unit on June 1, 1961.

The two, 12-member teams travel around 240 days per year, and use the team's two Fokker C-31A Troopship jump aircraft as their primary means of transportation, and sometimes the UV-18C Twin Otter Series 400 made by Viking.

The two demonstration teams are dubbed the Gold Team and Black Team, in reference to the official U.S. Army colors. Team members come from a variety of backgrounds in one of the 150 jobs available in the U.S. Army. Each team has a team leader, who typically has the most time and experience performing demonstration jumps and typically holds the rank of a U.S. Army sergeant first class.

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July 13th, 2023

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