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Soldiers spur Golden Knights’ competition team to historic heights
The U.S. Army Parachute Team’s 4-Way Formation Skydiving (FS) Competition Team took home gold at the 2025 Indoor National Skydiving Championships, hosted by Skydive Paraclete XP. SFC Jesse Stahler, SFC Nick Birkner, SFC Mitch Stockenberg, and SFC Mike Connors delivered a standout performance, earning 284 points with an average of 28.4 over 10 rounds. Competing against top skydiving teams from across the country, the team showcased elite precision, speed, and synchronization in the wind tunnel.
Aug. 12, 2026 - Nearly a decade ago, on a clear morning, Mike Connors stepped toward the plane’s hatch and took a deep breath.
Army bounces back to claim 6th Armed Forces Rugby Championship
2026 Armed Forces Women's Rugby Championship
Aug. 7, 2026 - Trailing Navy 17-15 on a rain-drenched U.S. Naval Academy Rugby Field with the 2026 Armed Forces Rugby Championship on the line, the All-Army women’s rugby team delivered when it mattered most.
Navy hands Army first loss in three years, Airmen, Soldiers bounce back
Service members participate in the 2026 Armed Forces Women's Rugby Championship at U.S. Naval Academy Rugby Field on Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Aug. 1, 2026. Service members are competing in rugby for championship honors while representing their respective services. The Armed Forces Sports program brings together service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force (with Space Force athletes) to compete at the national level. Armed Forces Sports promotes physical fitness, provides competitive opportunities for military athletes at national and international levels, supports recruitment and retention efforts, and strengthens partnerships through sports diplomacy. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Chase Sealey)
Aug. 7, 2026 - As the buzzer sounded on the final match of the day, Navy players let out an emphatic yell as they embraced and hugged on the field, following the program’s defeat of defending Armed Forces Women’s Rugby champion, Army, Saturday.
Elite military rugby players battle for Armed Forces championship
Armed Forces Women's Rugby
Aug. 1, 2026 - Last year the Department of Air Force women’s rugby team gave the All-Army team all it could handle in the gold medal match of the 2025 Armed Forces Women’s Rugby Championship.
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2019 Women's Armed Forces Cross Country Championship

  • U.S. Armed Forces Sports
  • Feb. 2, 2019 | 0:08

The Armed Forces Cross Country Championship Feb. 2 was run at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, Feb. 2, 2019. The women's 10K was part of the 2019 USA Track and Field Cross Country Championships. The women are shown here at the end of their first lap.

 

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