Servicemembers get rare opportunity to stand in for “Hawaii Five-0” actors

Members of the "Hawaii Five-0" production crew film the landing of Special Operations Command, Pacific freefall jumpers, Maj. Aaron Lawson, (left) and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Phillips (right), near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2013. Lawson and Phillips were given the opportunity to perform the jump from a C-17 Globemaster III as stunt doubles for "Hawaii Five-0" actors. The crew was on hand to film the jump for use in a scene for an upcoming episode. (Photo by Tom Sanders)

Servicemembers get rare opportunity to stand in for “Hawaii Five-0” actors

Maj. Aaron Lawson, Special Operations Command, Pacific jumper and special tactics officer opens his parachute after performing a freefall jump from a C-17 Globemaster III near Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam-Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2013. The jump was filmed by veteran freefall cameraman and skydiver cinematographer, Tom Sanders, and will be used in a scene on an upcoming episode of the television show “Hawaii Five-0.” (Photo by Tom Sanders)

Servicemembers get rare opportunity to stand in for “Hawaii Five-0” actors

Maj. Aaron Lawson, Special Operations Command, Pacific jumper and special tactics officer, jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III near Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam-Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2013. The jump was filmed by veteran freefall cameraman and skydiver cinematographer, Tom Sanders, and will be used in a scene on an upcoming episode of the television show “Hawaii Five-0.” Lawson was recently given the opportunity to serve as a stunt double for actor Alex O’Loughlin, who plays Steve McGarrett on the show, and will be featured alongside U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Phillips, SOCPAC jumper and parachute rigger, performing the freefall jump. (Photo by Tom Sanders)

Servicemembers get rare opportunity to stand in for “Hawaii Five-0” actors

Maj. Aaron Lawson, Special Operations Command, Pacific jumper and special tactics officer, jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III near Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam-Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2013. The jump was filmed by veteran freefall cameraman and skydiver cinematographer, Tom Sanders, and will be used in a scene on an upcoming episode of the television show “Hawaii Five-0.” Lawson was recently given the opportunity to serve as a stunt double for actor Alex O’Loughlin, who plays Steve McGarrett on the show, and will be featured alongside U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Phillips, SOCPAC jumper and parachute rigger, performing the freefall jump. (Photo by Tom Sanders)

Servicemembers get rare opportunity to stand in for “Hawaii Five-0” actors

Tom Sanders, veteran freefall cameraman and skydiver cinematographer (far left), prepares to shoot a jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III near Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam-Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2013. The jump will be used for a scene on an upcoming episode of the television show “Hawaii Five-0.” Jumpers, Maj. Aaron Lawson, Special Operations Command, Pacific, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Phillips, also from SOCPAC, were recently given the opportunity to serve as stunt doubles for the show’s actors, and will be featured on the show performing a freefall jump. (Photo by James)

Servicemembers get rare opportunity to stand in for “Hawaii Five-0” actors

Tom Sanders, veteran freefall cameraman and skydiver cinematographer (standing in far left) talks with Special Operations Command, Pacific members in a C-17 Globemaster III near Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam-Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2013. Sanders, who has been skydiving for more than 35 years, was on hand to film a freefall jump as part of an upcoming scene for television show “Hawaii Five-0,” in which two SOCPAC jumpers will serve as stunt doubles for the show’s actors. Though it was Sanders’ first jump from a C-17, he’s had the opportunity to jump with high profile clients such as the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Hugh Shelton and former U.S. President George Bush. (Photo by James Menne)