The Department of Defense today announced the 1996 schedule for the Golden
Knights. Show sites are attached.
The demonstration season begins in mid-March and concludes in mid-November. Of
the 155 requests for the Golden Knights, 77 events were scheduled in 35 states,
including Alaska, Canada, and Great Britain. The number of requests that can
be supported is limited by the length of the season, travel and training
requirements, operational and deployment considerations, and seasonal
meteorological conditions.
Demonstration sites are selected to support the objectives of the Department
of Defense and the interests of the Armed Services. Safety is a primary
consideration. Performances greatly assist the recruiting and retention goals
of the Services, enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women, and
demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces
to the American public and U.S. allies.
Attachment: United States Army Parachute Team, Golden Knights, 1996 Show
Sites
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1996 SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY
24 MCAS Yuma, AZ Open House
MARCH[[newline]]14 San Antonio, TX Brooke Army Medical Center
23-24 Punta Gorda, FL Florida International Airshow
24 Crested Butte, CO Disabled Veterans' Clinic
APRIL
6-7 Easter Weekend
13-14 MacDill AFB, FL Airfest
13-14 Nacogdoches, TX East Texas Airshow `96
20-21 Wilmington, NC Azalea Festival Airshow
27 Shaw AFB, SC Shawfest `96
27-28 Greenville, SC Airshow
28 Barksdale AFB, LA Open House
MAY
4-5 Dover AFB, DE Open House and Airshow
4-5 McEntire ANGB, SC Airshow and Open House
5 Raleigh, NC Airport Open House
11-12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Air and Sea Show
11-12 Mountain Home AFB, ID Airshow
15-16 Ft. Meade, MD Armed Forces Celebration
17-19 Andrews AFB, MD Department of Defense Open House
18-19 McConnell AFB, KS Open House
21 Manassas, VA DARE Show `96
25-26 RAF Mildenhall, UK Air Fete `96
25-26 Columbia, MO Salute to Veterans Celebration
26-27 Andover, MA Memorial Day Ceremonies
JUNE
1 Elmendorf AFB, AK Open House
2 Eielson AFB, AK Open House
1-2 Elkhart, IN Fantasy of Flight `96
8-9 Myrtle Beach, SC Sun and Fun Airshow
8-9 Kalamazoo, MI High on America Airshow
14-16 Oklahoma City, OK Aerospace America Airshow
14-16 Palmdale, CA Airshow
15-16 Concord, NC Airshow Carolinas
21-23 Salt Lake City, UT Centennial Aviation Expo
22-23 Greeley, CO Air Festival
29-30 Niagara Falls ARS, NY Open House
29-30 NAS Ft. Worth, TX Airshow
JULY
4 Mansfield, OH Freedom Festival
6-7 Tumwater, WA Expo of Flight
4-6 Battle Creek, MI Airshow
12 Roanoke, VA Commonwealth Games
12-14 DeKalb, IL Airshow
13-14 Caldwell, ID Airshow
19 Atlanta, GA Olympic Opening Ceremony
19-20 Dayton, OH Airshow
24 Cheyenne, WY Airshow
26-28 Sioux City, IA River Cade
27-28 Kansas City, MO Festival of Flight
31 Oshkosh, WI Airshow
AUGUST
2-4 Seattle, WA Airshow
3-4 Lethbridge, CAN Airshow
9-11 Goshen, IN Airshow
10-11 Eau Claire, WI Airshow
15 Atlanta, GA Paralympics Opening Ceremony
18-19 Little Rock AFB, AR Open House
19-21 Gray, TN Appalachian State Fair
24-25 Bloomington, IL Open House
24-25 Offutt AFB, NE Open House
SEPTEMBER
31(AUG)-1 Anniston, AL Airshow
31(AUG)-2 Cleveland, OH National Airshow
7-8 Ft. Smith, AR Airshow
7-8 Winston-Salem, NC Airshow
14 Asheboro, NC Asheboro Bicentennial
14-15 Grand Junction, CO Airshow
18 Tucumcari, NM Airshow
21-22 McGuire AFB, NJ Open House
21-22 Manassas, VA Airshow
28-29 Flagstaff, AZ Airshow
28-29 Smyrna, TN Airshow
OCTOBER
6-7 Charleston AFB, SC Open House and Airshow
12-13 El Paso, TX Amigo Airshow
12-13 Muskogee, OK Airshow
19-20 Bowling Green, KY Great American Air Affair
19 Columbus AFB, MS Open House
20 Vance AFB, OK Open House
26 Newark, DE University of Delaware Parent's Day
26 Sheppard AFB, TX Open House
NOVEMBER
9 Maxwell AFB, AL Airshow
9-10 Homestead ARB, FL Miami Airshow
10 Pope AFB, NC Open House
