Jumps from the Sky (24 photos)

Flying among the clouds under a parachute canopy!







1. Two members of the U.S. Military Academy's Black Knights parachute team jump from a Chinook CH-47 helicopter at 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) over Geneseo during training on July 30, 2009. (UPI/Steven Petibon/U.S. Army)





2. A member of the Golden Knights parachute team salutes during the final jump at the McDonald's Air Show over the beaches of Fort Lauderdale on May 1, 2005. (UPI Photo/Marino-Cantrell)



3. Members of the Golden Knights skydiving team jump from an airplane over Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during the McDonald's Air and Sea Show on May 7, 2006. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)



4. U.S. Senior Airman Corey Boatwright records the landing of 82nd Airborne Division soldiers after jumping from a C-17 Golbemaster III during a training airborne assault at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 17, 2008. (UPI Photo/Rasheen A. Douglas/U.S. Air Force)



5. A member of the U.S. Navy parachute team poses against a blue sky over Colorado, above Invesco Field, during the show in Denver on November 20, 2005. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)



6. The Navy Parachute Team "Frog Jumps" conduct training over the beaches of Fort Lauderdale on May 4, 2007, ahead of the 2007 McDonald's Air and Sea Show. We saw a similar scene when we were vacationing on the Sea of ​​Azov in Crimea. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)



7. A skydiver with a high-altitude parachute prepares to land during the opening ceremony of the RODEO 2009 Air Show on July 19, 2009, in Washington, D.C. RODEO is an international combat skills and air operations competition designed to develop and refine techniques and various operations with international partners to improve mobile operations. (UPI/Michelle Larche/DOD)



8. A U.S. soldier jumps out of a C-130E Hercules aircraft over southern Germany on April 30, 2009, during the Combat Readiness Group's 10th anniversary celebration. (UPI Photo/Grovert Fuentes-Contreras/USAF)



9. Two members of the 786th Security Services Detachment land on the ground during training on July 9, 2008, at an undisclosed location in southern Germany. (UPI Photo/Kenny Holston/U.S. Air Force)



10. Chief Petty Officer Justin Gowney of the U.S. Navy's Airborne Assault Team parachutes over Chicago during a training jump at the 51st annual Chicago Air Show on August 14, 2009. (UPI/J.C. Ledbetter/U.S. Navy)



11. A soldier with the Golden Knights Airborne salutes after jumping from an airplane over Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during a McDonald's demonstration May 7, 2006. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell



12. A squad of Army Rangers parachute out of a C-17 Globemaster III during the 2009 Ranger Rendezvous over Fort Benning, Georgia, on August 3, 2009. More than 1,000 paratroopers from across the country participated in the mass tactical jump. (UPI/Jason Epley/U.S. Air Force)



13. Senior skydiver and adventure enthusiast Howard Burling, 65, of Bristol, Connecticut, Hangs from a biplane on September 24, 1999. ((PRNewsFoto) cc/ho UPI)



14. Australian Army soldiers from Reconnaissance Platoon, 3rd Battalion, conduct a test jump over Camp Rocky, Australia, June 17, 2007. The Australian and U.S. services train twice a year and conduct live-fire exercises aimed at improving combat readiness. (UPI Photo/Sandra M. Palumbo/U.S. Navy)



15. A member of the U.S. Airborne Force paints the sky with colorful smoke over downtown Los Angeles during a show The 2005 X Games, August 6, 2005. The 15-member team, called the "Leaping Frogs," is made up of crew members from attack boats and U.S. Navy SEALs. (UPI Photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric/U.S. Navy)



16. U.S. paratroopers from the Golden Knights practice over the beaches of Fort Lauderdale on May 4, 2007, prior to the 2007 McDonald's Air and Sea Show. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)



17. The Golden Knights parachute team jumps from an F-27 aircraft and lands on the beaches of Fort Lauderdale on May 2, 2003. (jg/Marino/Cantrell/UPI)



18. Fort Bragg soldiers jump from a C-130 aircraft during Operation Toy Drop at Landing Site Cicely on December 6, 2009. Operation Toy Drop has been airlifting thousands of toys to children in the Fayetteville area every year since 1998. The operation is organized by the Civil Affairs Team in conjunction with other teams from Fort Bragg. (UPI/Felix R. Fimbres/U.S. Army)



19. Skydivers from the Frog Jumping Team conduct training over Fort Lauderdale on May 4, 2007. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)



20. A member of the Golden Knights jumps at sunset over Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on May 5. The team participated in the McDonald's Air and Sea Show in 2006.



21. Two members of the Golden Knights skydiving team deploy their parachutes during training ahead of the 11th annual McDonald's Air Sea Show over Fort Lauderdale on April 27, 2005. (UPI Photo/Marino/Cantrell)



22. The Golden Knights conduct training in the skies above Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)



23. Ukrainian Secret Service officers practice parachute jumps into the sea on June 14, 2000, in Sevastopol as part of an anti-terrorism program. With such training, they will easily find work in Odessa after their service. (mc/Sergei Svetlitsky/UPI)



24. The Golden Knights land on the beach in Fort Lauderdale on May 5, 2007, during the annual McDonald's Air and Sea Show. And in the evening, in a quiet environment, you can download the latest episodes of Naruto Shippuuden. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell) (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)