Army Reserve unit conducts parachute training on Lake O
Maj. Matthew Westcott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Deputy District Commander of the Jacksonville District conducts a Deliberate Water Jump into Lake Okeechobee with paratroopers from the U.S. Army Reserve 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), stationed in Miami, Fla. This training event prepares the soldiers for potential water landings, maintain proficiency in water operations and highlights the unit's ability to perform airborne operations under challenging conditions and locations anywhere in the world. He is the first USACE engineer to successfully conduct a deliberate water jump into Lake Okeechobee. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tarako Braswell)