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Originally Posted by ODDJOB UNO
HALO= lets jump out of a perfectly good aircraft at 30,000 feet on oxygen, into the middle of the damn ocean, with rebreathers, weapons(HK's) and then swim ashore undetected and kill/blow everything up and then swim off into the sunset!
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Well, kinda.
First, there is no such thing as a "perfectly good aircraft" at any DZ.
Second, HALO =
up to 30k ft (35k actually), but usually jumps top out at 20-25k. Also, the "LO" part (low opening) is sort of a misnomer. Most people envision a SEAL freefalling over open water,and pulling the ripcord at 500ft. In reality, most HALO canopy deployments are 2-3k ft. Any high-altitude jump with a canopy deployment under 6k ft. is technically considered HALO (deployment higher than 6k ft = HAHO). Plus, they have AAD's set to auto-deploy at mission-specific altitudes, so they don't have to pull their own ripcords (or launch pilot chutes). Oh, and HALO jumps don't have to be anywhere near the water.
From personal experience, I can tell you that once you get below 2k, ground-rush becomes very evident. At 900 ft, it really gets your attention!