{"id":8362,"date":"2017-07-20T14:43:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-april-12-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:48:19","slug":"frontline-photos-april-12-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-april-12-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: April 12, 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=\"1892\" height=\"1261\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19136\" data-id=\"19136\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519105717990-april-12-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519105717990-april-12-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 1892w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519105717990-april-12-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519105717990-april-12-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519105717990-april-12-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519105717990-april-12-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1892px) 100vw, 1892px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, walks with Marines to a demolition site during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24, 2016. The Marines helped to make Nathan\u2019s wish of becoming a Marine come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Laura Gauna)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19144\" data-id=\"19144\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519068277750-april-12-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Philippine marines with the Joint Rapid Reaction Force (JRRF), conduct an amphibious landing utilizing Philippine logistical navy ships to seize a scenario-based objective as part of Exercise Balikatan 2016, in Antique, Philippines, April 11, 2016. The JRRF, consisted of U.S. and Philippine forces, worked together during the exercise to test their capabilities, maintain a high level of interoperability and to enhance combined combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda M. Becerra)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19152\" data-id=\"19152\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519236758830-april-12-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">During the second day of competition at the 2016 Sandhurst competition, April 9, 2016, a Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., carry simulated casualties and their gear 560 meters at the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) station. In all 60 teams of cadets from 13 different countries participated in this year&#8217;s Sandhurst competition. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton\/released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4654\" height=\"3103\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19163\" data-id=\"19163\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 4654w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519067497745-april-12-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4654px) 100vw, 4654px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Paratroopers board and position their gear inside an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft before participating in a night jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2016. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19168\" data-id=\"19168\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519098385943-april-12-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Royal Netherland&#8217;s Air Force KDC-10 Extender conducts an aerial refueling with a U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter attached to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron above Mount Whitney, Owens Valley, and the Western Mojave Desert in Southern California, March 31, 2016. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19188\" data-id=\"19188\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519158914331-april-12-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dillon Ellzey , front, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Whitbeck assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the Unit Deployment Program, fire a M153 Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon in a ground assault maneuver training during Balikatan 16 at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 9, 2016. U.S. and Philippine Marines trained shoulder-to-shoulder after an aerial insert in ground assault maneuvers to build their combined capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Darrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2334\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19199\" data-id=\"19199\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519074361789-april-12-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets U.S. military personnel at Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4692\" height=\"3127\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19217\" data-id=\"19217\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 4692w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519082005838-april-12-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4692px) 100vw, 4692px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., April 11 2016. The boat recently completed a 40-month Engineered Refueling Overhaul, which will extend the life of the submarine for another 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3141\" height=\"2244\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19227\" data-id=\"19227\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 3141w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087153871-april-12-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3141px) 100vw, 3141px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 7, 2016) A bronze statue honoring President Gerald R. Ford is unveiled aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a ceremony in the ship&#8217;s hanger bay. Ship Sponsor Susan Ford Bales, sculptor J. Brett Grill, and representatives of  Huntington Ingulls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding attended the event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Fairchild\/Released)160407-N-OG138-076\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=\"2228\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19234\" data-id=\"19234\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,570 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,760 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1141 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519087621874-april-12-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1521 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vince Cavazos, a wounded warrior, winds up for a shot put toss during a morning track and field session at the Air Force team\u2019s training camp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 6, 2016. The base hosted a weeklong Warrior Games training camp, which is the last team practice session before the yearly competition in June. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Samuel King Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2490\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19239\" data-id=\"19239\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,531 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,708 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1062 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519120694086-april-12-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1417 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Corps of Cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy march off the field after passing in review during a Regimental Review Friday, April 8, 2016 on the academy&#8217;s Washington Parade Field in New London, Conn.  (Sean D. Elliot\/The Day via AP)  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5033\" height=\"3355\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19247\" data-id=\"19247\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg 5033w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635960519111334026-april-12-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5033px) 100vw, 5033px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">DENVER, COLORADO &#8211; APRIL 08:  The American Flag is unfurled as the national anthem is observed prior to the San Diego Padres facing the Colorado Rockies during opening day at Coors Field on April 8, 2016 in Denver, Colorado.  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