{"id":8421,"date":"2017-07-20T15:56:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T15:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-dec-1-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:49:55","slug":"frontline-photos-dec-1-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-dec-1-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: Dec. 1, 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=\"6902\" height=\"4601\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19531\" data-id=\"19531\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg 6902w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586644246128-december-1-frontlines-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6902px) 100vw, 6902px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An F\/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron 131 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 27, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado<\/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-19541\" data-id=\"19541\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586624901756-december-1-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Since 2005, Trees for Troops has donated farm-grown trees to thousands of soldiers and their families. On Monday,Nov. 30, 2015, volunteers gathered at the Wahmhoff Farms Nursery in Gobles. Mich., to load donated trees onto FedEx trucks for the 2015 Christmas seasons. (Mark Bugnaski \/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"506\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19547\" data-id=\"19547\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845623737859453-december-1-frontlines-12jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845623737859453-december-1-frontlines-12jpg.jpg 758w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845623737859453-december-1-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lance Cpl. Taylor Drake, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, breaches a door with an oval charge aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Drake, a Phoenix native, conducted breaching and room clearing drills with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st CEB Marines, Oct. 8, 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2947\" height=\"1736\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19556\" data-id=\"19556\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 2947w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,177 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,452 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,603 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,905 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586675446728-december-1-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1206 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2947px) 100vw, 2947px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Staff Sgt. Michael Alger and Airman 1st Class John Nipp, both explosive ordnance disposal Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, measure a blast hole during post-blast analysis training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 19, 2015. A post-blast analysis takes place when an improvised explosive device detonates and EOD Airmen arrive on scene to determine what happened. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter) <\/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-19572\" data-id=\"19572\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586654698329-december-1-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, fires a M136E1 AT4-CS light anti-tank weapon while conducting a react-to-contact mission rehearsal during exercise Combined Resolve V at the U.S. Army\u2019s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 29, 2015. Exercise Combined Resolve V is designed to exercise the U.S. Army\u2019s regionally allocated force to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility with multinational training at all echelons. Approximately 4,600 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations will participate. The exercise involves around 2,000 U.S. troops and 2,600 NATO and Partner for peace nations. Combined Resolve is a preplanned exercise that does not fall under Operation Atlantic resolve. 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. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Chaney)<\/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-19588\" data-id=\"19588\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586682310860-december-1-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Polish army soldiers assigned to the Multinational Battle Group-East\u2019s Forward Command Post play the role of the violent protesters during a Nov. 5, 2015, crowd and riot control exercise at Camp Nothing Hill near Leposavic, Kosovo. The joint exercise allowed the FCP\u2019s U.S. Army and Germany Maneuver companies to rehearse their combined response to a violent crowd and restore safety and security. The FCP is part of NATO\u2019s Kosovo Force peace support mission. (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=\"4928\" height=\"3264\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19600\" data-id=\"19600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586656414362-december-1-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1356 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4928px) 100vw, 4928px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, attached to 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga., fire a round out of an M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 2 Abrams tank down range during a field training exercise in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Novo Selo Training Center, Bulgaria, Nov. 17, 2015. OAR began in April 2014. It is a European Command Operation led by Army, Europe. Units supporting OAR conduct continuous enhanced multi-national ground-force training and security cooperation activities with allies and partner nations in Eastern Europe. OAR is a visible demonstration of U.S. commitment to its NATO allies. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19612\" data-id=\"19612\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586657194377-december-1-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 29, 2015) &#8211; An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of  Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 retrieves cargo from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower, with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3, is underway conducting the Tailored Ship&#8217;s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson\/Released) 151129-N-FI568-108 \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=\"2024\" height=\"1310\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19619\" data-id=\"19619\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586651890275-december-1-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586651890275-december-1-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 2024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586651890275-december-1-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586651890275-december-1-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,497 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586651890275-december-1-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,663 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586651890275-december-1-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,994 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2024px) 100vw, 2024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, serves Thanksgiving turkey to Soldiers in Afghanistan on Nov. 26, 2015. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19627\" data-id=\"19627\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635845586663746503-december-1-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle sits after shortly landing Nov. 12, 2015, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Six F-15Es from the 48th Fighter Wing deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and counter-ISIL missions in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. 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