U S Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team The Black Daggers
The Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team is comprised entirely of volunteers from throughout the Army Special Operations community. They have diverse backgrounds and various military specialties. The Team represents the professionalism and dedication of Special Operations Forces. The Army Special Operations Command, better know as USASOC, was activated December 1, 1989 at Fort Bragg, USASOC is the Army component of Special Operations Command. The USASOC Parachute Demonstration Team, or Black Daggers, uses the military variant of the Ram Air parachutes and allows the free fall parachutist the ability to jump with over 100 lbs. of additional equipment attached to him. In addition to the extra weight, the jumper must also withstand the high winds, frigid temperatures and low oxygen common at high altitude, requiring the jumper to be highly skilled. When exiting the aircraft, the jumpers free fall at approximately 120-MPH. They fly their bodies to perform maneuvers using their hands, arms legs and shoulders to control their flight. The parachutes used are flexible wing gliders.
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