A member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team prepares to land during the 2011 Dakota Thunder airshow at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 4, 2011. In the last three years alone, the competition teams have earned 27 gold medals, 93 silver medals, and 71 bronze medals in parachuting competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Adam Grant)