{"id":7835,"date":"2017-07-20T14:55:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-aug-24-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:35:48","slug":"frontline-photos-aug-24-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-aug-24-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: Aug. 24, 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=\"4800\" height=\"3603\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16339\" data-id=\"16339\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,769 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1153 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1537 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4800px) 100vw, 4800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">From the left, French President Francois Hollande, bits farewell to U.S. National Guardsman from Roseburg, Oregon, Alek Skarlatos, U.S. Airman Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler, a senior at Sacramento University in California, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, after being awarded with the French Legion of Honor by French President, Francois Hollande, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. French President Francois Hollande and a bevy of officials are presenting the Americans with the prestigious Legion of Honor on Monday. The three American travelers say they relied on gut instinct and a close bond forged over years of friendship as they took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium. (AP Photo\/Michel Euler)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4671\" height=\"2193\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16352\" data-id=\"16352\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 4671w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,141 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,361 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,481 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,721 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054996471506-august-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,962 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4671px) 100vw, 4671px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Firefighters from multiple engineer detachments utilize a high-pressure fire hose to extinguish a flame during a training event Aug. 16 as part of the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training replicates real-world missions which develops the units\u2019 abilities to successfully plan, prepare, and provide combat service support. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher A. Hernandez, 345th Public Affairs Detachment)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16359\" data-id=\"16359\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055026892091-august-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055026892091-august-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055026892091-august-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055026892091-august-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055026892091-august-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055026892091-august-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">First Lt. Shaye Haver, left, and Capt. Kristen Griest talk on the phone Aug. 20 with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who called to congratulate them on being the first women to earn the Ranger Tab. (Photo: Patrick A. Albright\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16367\" data-id=\"16367\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001619605-august-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter lifts off with a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during Exercise Uhlan Fury at the Gen. Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area, Pabrade, Lithuania, Aug. 10, 2015. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4428\" height=\"3163\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16376\" data-id=\"16376\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 4428w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054995847494-august-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4428px) 100vw, 4428px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marines with 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, Marine Rotational Force \u2013 Darwin, conduct a patrol during a demolition training exercise Aug. 21 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Combat engineers with MRF-D conducted the demolition to familiarize Marines with tactics, techniques and procedures to safely use the explosives. The rotational deployment in Darwin enables Marines to more effectively train, exercise and operate with their partners, enhancing regional security and building a capacity to respond more rapidly to natural disasters and crises throughout that region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16387\" data-id=\"16387\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054982743242-august-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054982743242-august-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 960w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054982743242-august-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760054982743242-august-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Washington National Guard Black Hawk pilot looks out over the Cougar Creek fire near Mt. Adams on August 24 while helping battle the blaze. (Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Eric Swenson)<\/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-16404\" data-id=\"16404\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055001775608-august-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">150819-N-FN215-230 \rSANDAKAN, Malaysia (Aug. 19, 2015) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 and members of the Royal Malaysian navy conduct high value asset training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2015. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Scott\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"909\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16417\" data-id=\"16417\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055002399620-august-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055002399620-august-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055002399620-august-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055002399620-august-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055002399620-august-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Japanese fleet oiler JS Mashu participates in a replenishment with the hospital ship USNS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2015 in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2015. The partnership exercise is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1133\" height=\"755\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16422\" data-id=\"16422\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055003335638-august-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055003335638-august-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 1133w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055003335638-august-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055003335638-august-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055003335638-august-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1133px) 100vw, 1133px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Marine assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, climbs a rope as part of the Dark Horse Ajax Challenge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 20, 2015. The eight-mile course tested the Marines\u2019 and Sailors\u2019 endurance and leadership skills with trials spread across the San Mateo area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Will Perkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4316\" height=\"2134\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16435\" data-id=\"16435\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 4316w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,148 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,380 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,506 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,759 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055059496718-august-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1013 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4316px) 100vw, 4316px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">150818-N-NI474-067 \rSAN DIEGO (Aug. 18, 2015) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) are pierside at Naval Air Station North Island while conducting a hull-swap. The force structure change allows George Washington to undergo its mid-life refueling complex overhaul and Ronald Reagan to support the security and stability of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4065\" height=\"2710\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16444\" data-id=\"16444\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 4065w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760055038280310-august-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4065px) 100vw, 4065px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fans stand alongside recruits from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego before the San Diego Padres play the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 in San Diego. 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