ðə tˈiːm wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd æz ðə fˈɑːɹnæm nˈaɪts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ˌʌndɚ hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ mˈɑːɹk sˈælɐzˌɑːɹ, hˌuː wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɜːvɪs mˈɛmbɚ, sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs, æɾ ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf ɡɹˈiːnæm kˈɑːmən.
The team was founded as the Farnham Knights in 1985, under Head Coach Marc Salazar, who was an American service member, serving in the United States Air Force, at RAF Greenham Common.