WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA-- The Army's parachute team, the Golden Knights, performed here from Sep. 17-21 during the African Aerospace & Defence Exposition at the invitation of the South African Government. Pictured is the ten-member team known as the black demonstration team, as they pose with Maj. Constant Benade, the liaison for the South African parachute team, the Golden Eagles. The Golden Knights were one of several displays provided by the military. Others included the RQ-7B Shadow from the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Brigade Special Troops


WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA-- The Army's parachute team, the Golden Knights, performed here from Sep. 17-21 during the African Aerospace & Defence Exposition at the invitation of the South African Government. Pictured is the ten-member team known as the black demonstration team, as they pose with Maj. Constant Benade, the liaison for the South African parachute team, the Golden Eagles. The Golden Knights were one of several displays provided by the military. Others included the RQ-7B Shadow from the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, a C-17 Globemaster III from the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing , and a C-130J Hercules, provided by the 86th Airlift Wing out of Ramstein, Germany. The Air Forces Europe Band’s Dixieland Band also performed at the show and in engagements around local communities. (; Army photo by Staf Sgt. Patricia Austin)


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