Here are a few of the “parachuting professionals” of the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy in a slideshow gallery.
Pararescuemen, Paratroopers, and Frogs | Photos
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division participate in the 82nd Airborne Division Airborne Review during All American Week XXIX, May 24, 2018, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Paratroopers past and present converged on Fort Bragg to celebrate being members of the "All American" Division and America's Guard of Honor. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Anthony Todd
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron jump from an Air Force HC-130J Combat King II aircraft near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 19, 2013. DOD photo by Staff Sgt. Staci Miller, U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Koch, assigned to the Golden Knights, participates in a parachute team demonstration during Rotorfest 2014 in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 2014. DOD photo by Spc. Devon Bistarkey, U.S. Army National Guard
A member of the Air Force’s Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team jumps out of an aircraft during the opening ceremony of Aviation Nation 2017 Nellis Air and Space Expo at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 10, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum
Members of the Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy’s parachute team, jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules during a parachute demonstration at the Stuart Air Show in Stuart, Florida, Nov. 5, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams
Pararescuemen jump from an HC-130J Combat King II at 25,000 feet, Aug. 18, 2016, in the skies over Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Pararescuemen are qualified experts in airborne and military free fall operations, including high-altitude, low-opening techniques. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan
Soldiers land after exiting an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations at the Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 12, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. The brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe. U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara
A pararescueman of the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing pilots his canopy while descending, after jumping out of an HC-130P/N King aircraft over Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, New York, Dec. 19, 2017. This airman was participating in a military free-fall operation being conducted for currency, proficiency, and upgrade training purposes. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sean Madden
A U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team Wings of Blue member jumps out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 26, 2018. More than 700 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets each year successfully complete five parachute jumps and earn their jump wings. DOD photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois
The U.S. Air Force Parachute Team “Wings of Blue” deliver the American Flag to the 2018 Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. DOD photo by E.J. Hersom
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron jump from an Air Force HC-130J Combat King II aircraft near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 19, 2013. DOD photo by Staff Sgt. Staci Miller, U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Koch, assigned to the Golden Knights, participates in a parachute team demonstration during Rotorfest 2014 in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 2014. DOD photo by Spc. Devon Bistarkey, U.S. Army National Guard
A member of the Air Force’s Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team jumps out of an aircraft during the opening ceremony of Aviation Nation 2017 Nellis Air and Space Expo at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 10, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum
Members of the Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy’s parachute team, jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules during a parachute demonstration at the Stuart Air Show in Stuart, Florida, Nov. 5, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams
Pararescuemen jump from an HC-130J Combat King II at 25,000 feet, Aug. 18, 2016, in the skies over Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Pararescuemen are qualified experts in airborne and military free fall operations, including high-altitude, low-opening techniques. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan
Soldiers land after exiting an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations at the Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 12, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. The brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe. U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara
A pararescueman of the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing pilots his canopy while descending, after jumping out of an HC-130P/N King aircraft over Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, New York, Dec. 19, 2017. This airman was participating in a military free-fall operation being conducted for currency, proficiency, and upgrade training purposes. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Sean Madden
A U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team Wings of Blue member jumps out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 26, 2018. More than 700 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets each year successfully complete five parachute jumps and earn their jump wings. DOD photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois
The U.S. Air Force Parachute Team “Wings of Blue” deliver the American Flag to the 2018 Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 2, 2018. DOD photo by E.J. Hersom
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