Paratroopers descend into Lake Okeechobee for rare water jump opportunity
Boat crews wait for U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, and paratroopers assigned to the British 4th Battalion, to fall into the water while conducting water airborne operations during Lagoon Leap 2025, in Homestead Air Base and a Deliberate Water Jump into Lake Okeechobee Fla., May 14-16th, 2025. (U.S. Army Photo by Mark Rankin)