Here's what happens when Air Force Guardian Angels perform high altitude jumps
The pictures first show a Guardian Angel team from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron preparing for the high altitude low opening jump next to a C-130J Super Hercules.
Including buddy checks on each other's parachutes.
Once in the air, they wait until they're over the drop zone.
Before they jump, a pararescueman jumpmaster monitors the drop zone.
Then they go.
Hurling themselves down from thousands of feet up.
Free falling for awhile...
Before they open their chutes.
Eventually floating through the yellow smoke, which indicates the landing zone.
Then their feet are safely on the ground.
You can watch a short video of the same unit performing the jump a few weeks prior below:
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