Paratroopers descend into Lake Okeechobee for rare water jump opportunity
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Megan Parsons and Jake Edwards, a biologist with the Jacksonville District assist soldiers assigned to the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, and paratroopers assigned to the British 4th Battalion, as they conduct land and water airborne operations during Lagoon Leap 2025, during a Deliberate Water Jump into Lake Okeechobee Fla., May 14-16th, 2025. (U.S. Army Photo by Mark Rankin)