{"id":6088,"date":"2017-07-20T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-jan-8-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:25:04","slug":"frontline-photos-jan-8-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-jan-8-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: Jan. 8, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3966\" height=\"2745\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8754\" data-id=\"8754\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 3966w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,532 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,709 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1063 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268040120016-january-8-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1417 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3966px) 100vw, 3966px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">American military trainers show Iraqi soldiers how to use American weapons during a training session at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops, located 30 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad on January 7, 2015. American and allied soldiers are aiming to rapidly train thousands of Iraqi security personnel in the &#8220;bare minimum basics&#8221; needed to join the fight against militants who swept Baghdad&#8217;s troops aside. The first round of training is just getting underway at the massive Taji base complex north of Baghdad, one of five planned training sites. AFP PHOTO\/ AHMAD AL-RUBAYEAHMAD AL-RUBAYE\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8761\" data-id=\"8761\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267988469121-january-8-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267988469121-january-8-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267988469121-january-8-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267988469121-january-8-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267988469121-january-8-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler fires flares over Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2014. The EA-6B is a mid-wing electronic warfare aircraft that can jam enemy air defense systems, radar, and father radio intelligence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson\/AFCENT\/RELEASED)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4616\" height=\"3199\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8773\" data-id=\"8773\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 4616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,532 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,710 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1064 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267998924136-january-8-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1419 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4616px) 100vw, 4616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Devin Turner, the son of U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner, right, salutes as he is presented with an American flag by Army Brig. Carl Alex, left, during a burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. According to the Defense Department, Sgt. Maj. Turner, 48, of Nanticoke, Md., died Nov. 24, 2014, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Headquarters, United States Army Garrison, Fort Drum, New York.  (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2239\" height=\"2337\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8779\" data-id=\"8779\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 2239w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=287,300 287w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,802 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=981,1024 981w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1472,1536 1472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267994866966-january-8-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1962,2048 1962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2239px) 100vw, 2239px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Department of Homeland Security helicopter flies over the El Paso VA and Beaumont Army Medical Center campus during the search for a gunman in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo\/The El Paso Times, Victor Calzada)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1997\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8789\" data-id=\"8789\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563267992214201-january-8-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">South Korea&#8217;s Amry Special Warfare Command (SWC) soldiers aim their machine guns in a frozen river during a winter exercise in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. About 200 SWC soldiers participated in this routine two-week winter drill. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1946\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8798\" data-id=\"8798\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,498 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,664 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,996 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268008286836-january-8-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1328 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mexican President Enrique Pe\u00f1a Nieto, accompanied by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commanding general of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, after his meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.  (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3308\" height=\"2120\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8814\" data-id=\"8814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 3308w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,492 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,656 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,984 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1313 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3308px) 100vw, 3308px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Medical personnel from the 1st Cavalry Division performed initial medical screenings on troops returning to Fort Hood, Texas, from West Africa. The 36th Engineer Brigade Soldiers returned early Jan. 7. The troops deployed to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance where they were responsible for the construction of treatment centers to help battle Ebola in the region. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Rodriguez, III Corps Public Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3700\" height=\"2652\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8825\" data-id=\"8825\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 3700w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,550 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,734 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1101 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268119546921-january-8-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1468 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3700px) 100vw, 3700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">ROTA, Spain (Jan. 6, 2015) Line handlers assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, prepare to moor the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JSV-1). Spearhead is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant Wamack\/Released) 150106-N-BS486-056 \rJoin the conversation\rhttp:\/\/www.navy.mil\/viewGallery.asp\rhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USNavy\rhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/USNavy\rhttp:\/\/navylive.dodlive.mil\rhttp:\/\/pinterest.com\rhttps:\/\/plus.google.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-120957\" data-id=\"120957\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268194448521-january-8-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lance Cpl. Christian Christopoulos (back) and Cpl. Tyler Stampes fire an M110 semi-automatic sniper system in an improvised firing position during marksmanship\/observer training at Range 22 Jan. 6. The Marines are with Special Reaction Team, Camp Foster Provost Marshal\u2019s Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific &#8211; Marine Corps Base Camp Butler. Christopoulos is a Parker, Colo., native and Stampes is a Bakersfield, Calif., native. SRT is the military equivalent of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1953\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8846\" data-id=\"8846\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 1953w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=195,300 195w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,1180 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=667,1024 667w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1000,1536 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635563268316475711-january-8-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1333,2048 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1953px) 100vw, 1953px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Florida Army National Guard specialist Michelle Dillon sings the National Anthem during the inauguration of Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Florida state capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015.  The inauguration took place in front of the Old Capitol.  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