A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a yellow and gold knight's helmet in front of a black and gold parachute with gold shroud lines terminating above the center of a black scroll bearing in gold letters the words "GOLDEN KNIGHTS."
The colors black and gold (yellow) are the colors used at the U.S. Military Academy, known as the finest in its filed, and were adopted by the Golden Knights to symbolize their being the finest in their field. The parachute canopy is the same design as that called the "Conquistador" used by the original "STRAC Sport Parachute Team." Knights are generally associated with conquering; thus, the knight's helmet alludes to conquest and the fact that the Golden Knights have conquered the sky by free fall parachuting. The sky is represented by the nebuly (a heraldic delineation of clouds) outline base.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 9 November 1981.