Unit Organization
The United States Army Parachute Team is part of the United States Army Accessions Command's Accessions Support Brigade, Headquartered at Ft. Knox, KY. The parachute team is garrisoned at Ft. Bragg, NC, and has several dedicated facilities in the area. These facilities include: an aviation support facility, a team headquarters facility and a dedicated team drop zone. The team itself is composed of approximately 95 men and women and divided into several smaller task-oriented sub-units, also called teams or sections. The support elements include: an Aviation Section, a Headquarters section, a Media Relations Section, and a Supply Section. The administrative and support personnel make up about half of the unit's end strength, and provide invaluable logistical support for the demonstrators and competitors as they perform their duties in the US and abroad. The team's operational elements include: two Demonstration Teams, a 4-way Relative Work Team, a Style and Accuracy Team, a Tandem Section and most recently, a Canopy Swoop Team.
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