Can you imagine if your workplace was more than 14,000 feet in the air?
For the U.S. Army's Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, soaring to these heights is simply another day at the office.
The team of elite Army skydivers was formed in 1959. Since then, the Golden Knights have performed more than 7,500 demonstrations with more than 2 million jumps in all 50 states and 45 foreign countries.
"Sometimes in excess of 30,000 feet. We'll have O2, oxygen, ruck sack, you have weapons, with your teammates. Sometimes 12, up to 20 people, going out with you," said Sgt. Richard Sloan, U.S. Army Golden Knight. "Coast in over international airspace into an actual combat zone."
Sgt. Sloan used the Army to pay for college and now as a career.
"I'm also an information systems analyst. The Army taught me how to build networks on three continents, so I love doing it, and I love teaching people to skydive," he said.
The Golden Knights are currently in winter training at Homestead Air Reserve Base through March 15.
Local
NBC 6 anchor Keith Jones got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train with the team and took part in a tandem parachute jump, which was a 60-second free fall at 120 miles per hour. Check out his experience in the clip above.
