{"id":8156,"date":"2017-07-20T18:59:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-may-9-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:43:26","slug":"frontline-photos-may-9-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-may-9-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: May 9, 2016"},"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=\"3300\" height=\"2051\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18076\" data-id=\"18076\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 3300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,186 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,477 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,636 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,955 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849026484452-may-9-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1273 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3300px) 100vw, 3300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill team performs during the opening ceremony for the Invictus Games, Sunday, May 8, 2016, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4428\" height=\"2952\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18084\" data-id=\"18084\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 4428w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849088729250-may-9-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4428px) 100vw, 4428px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA &#8211; APRIL 30:  Incoming commander of United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), and United States Forces Korea (USFK), U.S. Gen. Vincent Brooks (R) receives the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) flag from U.S. Gen. Paul Selva (L) the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff during a change-of-command ceremony at the Yonsan U.S. army base on April 30, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Brooks will succeed Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who had led 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.  (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1649\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18091\" data-id=\"18091\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 1649w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=206,300 206w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,1118 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=704,1024 704w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1055,1536 1055w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046452708-may-9-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1407,2048 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1649px) 100vw, 1649px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">In this Thursday, April 28, 2016 photo, a drill instructor shouts to a recruit as they go through morning PT at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C.  (Doug Strickland\/\/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) THE DAILY CITIZEN OUT; NOOGA.COM OUT; CLEVELAND DAILY BANNER OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT <\/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-18104\" data-id=\"18104\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849046140704-may-9-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This photo taken Sunday, April 24, 2016, over the Kahiltna Glacier, near Denali in the Alaska Range, shows a Chinook helicopter through the open cargo bay doors of another Chinook. The U.S. Army helped set up base camp on North America\u00d5s tallest mountain. Three Chinook helicopters the size of city buses took supplies like food, communication equipment and fuel to the base camp at the 7,200-foot level of Denali. (AP Photo\/Mark Thiessen)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3901\" height=\"2693\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18121\" data-id=\"18121\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 3901w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,530 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,707 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1060 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1414 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3901px) 100vw, 3901px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Michael Callahan McCann presents a flag to Celia Gray during burial services for her brother, Korean War soldier, U.S. Army Cpl. David J. Wishon, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., Friday, May 6, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wishon was declared missing in action after his unit was heavily attacked by enemy forces in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea in 1950. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/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-18123\" data-id=\"18123\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849021336386-may-9-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">ARLINGTON, VA &#8211; APRIL 29:  Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (L) introduces Gen. David Goldfein (C) as the nominee to be the next U.S. Air Force chief of staff during an announcement with Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James in the Secretary&#8217;s Dining Room at the Pentagon April 29, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Goldfein currently serves as the Vice Chief of Staff and, if confirmed, will succeed Gen. Mark Welsh III.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18134\" data-id=\"18134\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849058620864-may-9-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Bands from multiple high schools march with an American flag ahead during the Armed Forces Day Parade on Friday, May 6, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. This was the first Armed Forces Day Parade since last July&#8217;s shootings at military facilities in which five service members were killed. (Doug Strickland\/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) THE DAILY CITIZEN OUT; NOOGA.COM OUT; CLEVELAND DAILY BANNER OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18141\" data-id=\"18141\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849087793238-may-9-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice Admiral Joseph P. Aucoin, commander of the U.S. Navy&#8217;s 7th fleet, center, shakes hands with Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Rear Admiral Zhi Tianlong, left, during a visit by USS Blue Ridge at a port in Shanghai, Friday, May 6, 2016. The commander of the U.S. Navy&#8217;s 7th Fleet has dismissed the cancellation of a planned port visit to Hong Kong by an American aircraft carrier as a minor hurdle in relations between the two militaries. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3728\" height=\"2748\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18146\" data-id=\"18146\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 3728w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,566 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,755 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1132 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849074065062-may-9-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1510 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3728px) 100vw, 3728px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh speaks to an audience during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal 47th annual Memorial Service at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. on Saturday May 7, 2016. Six names were added to the memorial wall this year. Five of the names were EOD technicians in World Warr II. (Nick Tomecek\/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5440\" height=\"4130\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18156\" data-id=\"18156\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg 5440w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg?resize=300,228 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg?resize=768,583 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg?resize=1024,777 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg?resize=1536,1166 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983853053520080-obamajpg.jpg?resize=2048,1555 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5440px) 100vw, 5440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama react to comments by comedian Jon Stewart, right, as they kick off the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces and the 75th anniversary of the USO, during ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, May 5, 2016. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3123\" height=\"3600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18164\" data-id=\"18164\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg 3123w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg?resize=260,300 260w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg?resize=768,885 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg?resize=888,1024 888w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg?resize=1332,1536 1332w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983852892838020-connecticut-daily-lifejpg.jpg?resize=1777,2048 1777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3123px) 100vw, 3123px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Thames Towboat Co. tugs Paul A Wronowkski and John P. Wronowski help guide the United States Coast Guard training barque Eagle toward the pier at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn., Thursday, May 5, 2016. The Eagle is two-months into its summer training schedule and is disembarking a class of officer candidates and will depart on Saturday for Dublin, Ireland, with a group of Coast Guard Academy cadets. (Sean D. Elliot\/The Day via AP)  MANDATORY CREDIT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4172\" height=\"2782\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-18173\" data-id=\"18173\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg 4172w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635983849406661326-may-9-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4172px) 100vw, 4172px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fireworks explode over the opening ceremony for the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla. May 8, 2016. 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