View from above

U.S. Special Operations Forces members exit a C130J Super Hercules during a high-altitude low-opening parachute jump April 7 above a drop zone in Rhode Island. HALO operations are jumps made with an exit altitude of up to 35,000 feet mean sea level and a parachute deployment altitude at or below 6,000 feet above ground level. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Deirdre Salvas)