Women’s Skydiving Network (Steve Curtis)Women from across the globe are flocking to Arizona this weekend to train for The Women’s Skydiving Network‘s Project 19 initiative to honor the historic anniversary of women’s right-to-vote.Project 19’s mission is a lofty one, to secure the first-ever all-female 100-way Women’s Vertical World Record to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women’s constitutional right to vote.To accomplish this goal, Project 19 organizers are traveling the globe to train 100 female skydivers to successfully jump ..read more

When Patricia MacKenzie turned 90 a decade ago, she put off a dream of skydiving at the insistence of her husband and children. But in fulfilling her 100th birthday vow last month, the energetic Calgarian tumbled out of a plane 20,000 feet above California. “I never thought it was extraordinary … I suppose it seems a bit odd, but I just did it for me,” said the diminutive U.K. native in an interview from her southwest seniors’ residence. “It was very pleasant, I would do it again — book it for next year if I’m alive.” MacKenzie journeyed to Monterey, Calif., where she pushed her way to the sky ..read more

Nicole Kidman has been in the public eye for over three decades. This stunning star is married to singer Keith Urban, and they have what looks like an idyllic life together with their daughters. Although her divorce from Tom Cruise was painful in many ways, she seems to have recovered beautifully. Now Kidman balances acting and her family life, and she makes it look pretty good. All in all, Kidman appears to be living a life that is recognizable to most working moms — even if her job is a little out of the ordinary. But Kidman also seems to have another side to her personality ..read more

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first time NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. went skydiving, he landed inside the track at Daytona International Speedway. Three days before the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, the No. 43 Chevrolet driver jumped in tandem out of a plane, thanks to race sponsor, the U.S. Air Force. Although he said they missed their mark near the 2.5-mile track’s start-finish line by about 50 yards, they still comfortably landed on the grass. “When my first foot went off [the plane], that’s when I was like, ‘I don’t want to do this,’” Wallace told For The Win. “We ..read more

Female skydivers from seven countries are descending into Arizona this weekend to prepare for the Women’s Skydiving Network‘s Project 19 World Record initiative honoring the historic anniversary of women’s right to vote. The two-day training camp will take place at Skydive Arizona from Saturday, March 7 to Sunday, March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day. Project 19 is the colossal mission of female skydivers to secure the first-ever all-female 100-way Women’s Vertical World Record, which would earn both a Guinness World Record and FAI World Re ..read more

Almost 70 female skydivers from across the world were at Skydive Arizona in Eloy on Sunday, training for an unprecedented jump to mark the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote. It’s the work of Project 19 (for the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution), a group of women determined to pull off the first-ever, 100-way women’s vertical jump. Something like this takes careful choreography. “It’s a pretty lofty goal, but we’re going to try,” Sara Curtis, a professional skydiver in Eloy, said. That’s what women do. Try, and try again. The skydivers walked through it on the ground b ..read more

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division alongisde their Colombian secure a dropzone alongside their counterparts from 2nd Special Forces Battalion during an Airborne operation in Tolemaida, Colombia, January 26, 2020. an Airborne operation in Tolemaida, Colombia, January 26, 2020. (US Army/Master Sgt. Alexander Burnett) Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Business Insider About 75 paratroopers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and 40 personnel from US Army South spent the final days of January in Colombia, working with Colombian troops for an airborne ..read more

We are reviewing the updates from the state and local governments, and the CDC for their recommendations. The current situation suggests delaying our opening till May 1st. As everyone is aware testing on a broad scale will commence this week, hopefully this additional information over the next few weeks will allow us to open sooner, sometime in April. As of now we will be cancelling Safety Day. I encourage everyone to review the safety protocols and realize safety reviews should be an everyday affair.  On a proactive precautionary note, we have included additional regular cleaning of STL ..read more

This is the Daytona 500 from the Sky: A multi-part series from For The Win looking at NASCAR’s biggest race of the year from an aerial perspective. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first time NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. went skydiving, he landed inside the track at Daytona International Speedway. Three days before the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, the No. 43 Chevrolet driver jumped in tandem out of a plane, thanks to race sponsor, the U.S. Air Force. Although he said they missed their mark near the 2.5-mile track’s start-finish line by about 50 yards, they still comforta ..read more

Skydiving seems to make some hungry. Skydiver McKenna Knipe took her love of pizza to new heights during her 300th jump on her 24th birthday last month, according to reports. The jump took place on Jan. 14 at Skydive City in Florida. She had the pizza delivered to her while thousands of feet in the air by a fellow jumper who was in tandem a few feet above her. But it’s not the first time she’s eaten during a jump. Knipe is known for her high-altitude food reviews, having also tried a Burger King Impossible Whopper mid-jump last year, Vice reported. She’s been skydiving for about ..read more