{"id":8129,"date":"2017-07-20T14:38:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-april-24-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:42:49","slug":"frontline-photos-april-24-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-april-24-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: April 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=\"4592\" height=\"3280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17931\" data-id=\"17931\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 4592w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646379545850-april-24-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4592px) 100vw, 4592px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">150417-N-KE519-110 \rSOUTH CHINA SEA (April 17, 2015) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Forward exit the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, is participating in exercise Balikatan 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17937\" data-id=\"17937\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646347721646-april-24-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">150414-N-SS390-002 \rLEMOORE, Calif. (April 14, 2015) Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft fly in formation over the Sierra Nevada mountain range with to two F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornets from Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore. The flight is part of a six-day visit by the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 to NAS Lemoore, the future basing site for the F-35C. The F-35C will complement the capabilities of the F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet, which currently serves as the Navy&#8217;s premier strike fighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4374\" height=\"2803\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17952\" data-id=\"17952\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 4374w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,492 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,656 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,984 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646377205835-april-24-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1312 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4374px) 100vw, 4374px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A caisson carries the remains of missing airman from Vietnam War, U.S. Air Force Col. William E. Cooper, Thursday, April 23, 2015, during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.  (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3413\" height=\"2321\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17958\" data-id=\"17958\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 3413w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,522 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,696 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1045 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646344757627-april-24-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1393 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3413px) 100vw, 3413px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marines amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) take positions on a beachhead during an amphibious landing exercise at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBETED ALJIBE\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5430\" height=\"3181\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17966\" data-id=\"17966\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 5430w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,176 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,450 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,600 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,900 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646375801826-april-24-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1200 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5430px) 100vw, 5430px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army Soldiers participate in close arm combatives during the Ranger Course on Ft. Benning, GA., April 20, 2015. Soldiers attend Ranger school to learn additional leadership and small unit technical and tactical skills in a physically and mentally demanding, combat stimulated environment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen\/Released Pending Review)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4240\" height=\"2830\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17975\" data-id=\"17975\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 4240w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646339609594-april-24-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4240px) 100vw, 4240px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">150422-N-CE233-457\rPATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 22, 2015) The Navy&#8217;s unmanned X-47B receives fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker while operating in the Atlantic Test Ranges over the Chesapeake Bay. This test marked the first time an unmanned aircraft refueled in flight. (U.S. Navy photo\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17982\" data-id=\"17982\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646351621671-april-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646351621671-april-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646351621671-april-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646351621671-april-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646351621671-april-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646351621671-april-24-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">150418-N-TP834-183 \rINDIAN OCEAN (April 18, 2015) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the  Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 is chained down. Carl Vinson is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17990\" data-id=\"17990\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646354429689-april-24-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1360 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Iraqi soldiers of the 75th Brigade, 16th Division, prepare to clear a room during a breaching assault course at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 18, 2015. The course, part of the Combined Joint Task Force &#8211; Operation Inherent Resolve\u2019s building partner capacity mission, was led by Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, to aid in Iraq\u2019s fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (Photo by Sgt. Deja Borden, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4480\" height=\"3124\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18008\" data-id=\"18008\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 4480w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,536 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,714 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1071 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646357861711-april-24-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1428 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4480px) 100vw, 4480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A US Navy handout photo released on April 21, 2015 shows an F\/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 launching from the flight deck of the US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Sea. USS Theodore Roosevelt and escort ships deploy near Yemen as the US military tracks Iranian vessels suspected of carrying weapons for Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen. AFP PHOTO \/ HO \/ US NAVY\/ JOSH PETROSINO  == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE \/ MANDATORY CREDIT: &#8220;AFP PHOTO \/ HO \/ US NAVY\/ JOSH PETROSINO&#8221; &#8211; NO MARKETING &#8211; NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS \/ DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==JOSH PETROSINO\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5520\" height=\"3680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18017\" data-id=\"18017\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 5520w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646394677947-april-24-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5520px) 100vw, 5520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Special Troops Battalion exits a U.S. Air National Guard 133rd Air Wing MN ANG C-130 Hercules aircraft, April 13, 2015, over Juliet Drop in Pordenone, Italy. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands areas of responsibility within 18 hours.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3574\" height=\"2349\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18023\" data-id=\"18023\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 3574w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,505 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,673 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1010 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646365349759-april-24-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1346 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3574px) 100vw, 3574px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler March throws out one of the first pitches of a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers, Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Seattle as part of the Mariners&#8217; Salute to Armed Services Day. (AP Photo\/Ted S. Warren)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18032\" data-id=\"18032\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646367845775-april-24-frontlines-12jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646367845775-april-24-frontlines-12jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646367845775-april-24-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646367845775-april-24-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646367845775-april-24-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635654646367845775-april-24-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Lance Cpl. 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