Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 30, 2016. Bennett received this opportunity to better highlight the special tactics career fields for an upcoming story. The Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)