{"id":8148,"date":"2017-07-20T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T15:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-dec-2-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:43:12","slug":"frontline-photos-dec-2-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-dec-2-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: Dec. 2, 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=\"4500\" height=\"3004\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17994\" data-id=\"17994\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463480217434-december-2-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska \u2014 Col. Harlie Bodine, commander of the 611th Air and Space Operations Center, U.S. Air Force, spent the day with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard\u2019s rescue squadrons during an immersion flight, Nov. 24, in and around the JBER area. The purpose of the immersion flight was to provide Bodine the opportunity to have first-hand experience with the missions and capabilities of the 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, which are often tasked by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to execute search and rescue missions across Alaska as part of their civil search and rescue commitment. The day\u2019s demonstrations included an air refueling mission in which an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was refueled by an HC-130 King aircraft, as well as a hoist extraction demo from a Pave Hawk.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton\/released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2827\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18002\" data-id=\"18002\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,242 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,620 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,827 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1241 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463467737194-december-2-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1654 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, greets NATO Supreme Allied Commander U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove as they arrive for a NATO ministerial meeting on Resolute Support operations in Afghanistan, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3027\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18016\" data-id=\"18016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,517 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,689 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1033 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463484585518-december-2-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1378 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Capt. David Culpepper, Commanding Officer, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, surveys a healthy reef off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Nov. 23, 2015. He will compare his experience with dives on more easily accessed reefs in order to assess the possible effects of recreational diving on the ecosystem. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White\/RELEASED)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3928\" height=\"2614\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18033\" data-id=\"18033\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 3928w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463505333917-december-2-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3928px) 100vw, 3928px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fire M1A2 Sepv2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks during a combined arms live-fire exercise at the Joint Multinational Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 19, 2015. The exercise was the culminating event for Combined Resolve V, a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise with more than 4,600 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations. Combined Resolve V is designed to exercise the U.S. Army\u2019s regionally aligned force to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility with multinational training at all echelons. This exercise will train participants to function together in a joint, multinational and integrated environment and train U.S. rotational forces to be more flexible, agile and to better operate alongside our NATO Allies. \r\r(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger\/released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3003\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18043\" data-id=\"18043\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463506581941-december-2-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Col. Harlie Bodine, commander of the 611th Air and Space Operations Center, U.S. Air Force, spent the day with the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard\u2019s rescue squadrons during an immersion flight, Nov. 24, in and around the JBER area. The purpose of the immersion flight was to provide Bodine the opportunity to have first-hand experience with the missions and capabilities of the 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, which are often tasked by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to execute search and rescue missions across Alaska as part of their civil search and rescue commitment. The day\u2019s demonstrations included an air refueling mission in which an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was refueled by an HC-130 King aircraft, as well as a hoist extraction demo from a Pave Hawk.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton\/released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4665\" height=\"3280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18053\" data-id=\"18053\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 4665w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,211 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,540 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,720 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1080 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846471909995542-december-2-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1440 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4665px) 100vw, 4665px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. military personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) operate a laser designator during close air support training in Djibouti Nov. 18, 2015. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensure regional access and freedom of movement, and protect U.S. interests. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Tech. Sgt. Barry Loo) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18056\" data-id=\"18056\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463481933467-december-2-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A flight crew of U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed to Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East, conduct a Nov. 8, 2015, aerial mountain training exercise at a designated mountain training site near the village of Sojeve, Kosovo. After completing the evaluation, the pilots were certified to fly at high altitudes while supporting the Kosovo Force multinational peace support mission in the region. (U.S. Army photo, by Sgt. Erick Yates, Multinational Battle Group-East)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4320\" height=\"2880\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18087\" data-id=\"18087\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 4320w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463495193722-december-2-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4320px) 100vw, 4320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Sgt. Sam Adkins (third from right), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, during a breaching exercise with the Uganda People\u2019s Defense Force at Camp Singo, Uganda, November 25, 2015. The Marines and UPDF improved breaching capabilities as they prepare for their African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4320\" height=\"2430\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18098\" data-id=\"18098\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 4320w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463496441746-december-2-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4320px) 100vw, 4320px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1663\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18106\" data-id=\"18106\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463493165683-december-2-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">151123-N-OI810-363 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Nov. 23, 2015) The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships for a photo exercise during Annual Exercise 16. The Ronald Reagan CSG is participating in Annual Exercise 16 to increase interoperability between Japanese and American forces through training in air and sea operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3003\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18115\" data-id=\"18115\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846463504085893-december-2-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford arrive for a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill December 1, 2015 in Washington, DC.The United States is deploying &#8220;specialized&#8221; troops in Iraq to fight the Islamic State group, including by leading raids against the jihadists over the border in Syria, Carter said Tuesday. Speaking to the House Armed Services Committee, the Pentagon chief said that a &#8220;specialized expeditionary targeting force&#8221; was being deployed in Iraq to help Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces battle IS. 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