{"id":8536,"date":"2017-07-20T19:09:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T19:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-march-15-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:52:38","slug":"frontline-photos-march-15-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/frontline-photos-march-15-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: March 15, 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=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20193\" data-id=\"20193\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337987794391-march-15-frontlines-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">POHANG, SOUTH KOREA &#8211; MARCH 12:  U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Battalion landing team deployed from Okinawa, Japan participate in the U.S. and South Korean Marines joint landing operation at Pohang seashore on March , 12, 2016 in Pohang, South Korea. It has been reported by South Korean media that the scale of this annual joint exercise is one of the largest in the past. (Photo by Woohae Cho\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2483\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20203\" data-id=\"20203\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg?resize=768,530 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg?resize=1024,706 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1059 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635876984337320670-gettyimages-502022216jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1413 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">MANCHESTER, NH &#8211; DECEMBER 19: Democratic president candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton debate at Saint  Anselm College December 19, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. This is the third Democratic debate featuring Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O&#8217;Malley. (Photo by Andrew Burton\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4928\" height=\"3280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20215\" data-id=\"20215\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338035530697-march-15-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4928px) 100vw, 4928px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Airman 1st Class Sean Carnes, a 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat photojournalist, fires an M4 carbine rifle as part of tactics training in exercise Scorpion Lens 2016 at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 7, 2016. The exercise is twofold containing the Scorpion Lens portion, which is dedicated to advanced weapons and tactical training, and the flash bang portion, which practices photography and videography documentation standards in combat situations. The purpose of the training is to provide refresher training to combat camera personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)<\/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-20227\" data-id=\"20227\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338005266503-march-15-frontlines-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Soldier with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division moves through an urban training facility March 10 at Fort Hood, Texas. The Soldiers used simulation rounds to enhance the realism of training. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team PAO, 1st Cavalry Division)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20237\" data-id=\"20237\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337981086348-march-15-frontlines-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337981086348-march-15-frontlines-5jpg.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337981086348-march-15-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337981086348-march-15-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337981086348-march-15-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936337981086348-march-15-frontlines-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Louisiana National Guard&#8217;s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion launched a bridge erection boat (BEB) into the Tangipahoa River to go door-to-door along Watters Road just outside of Ponchatoula, La., to check on residents that could not get out of their homes, March 13, 2016. The water was too deep for high-water vehicles and the current of the river was too strong for regular boat motors to battle. (National Guard photo by Col. Rodney Painting)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7360\" height=\"4912\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12586\" data-id=\"12586\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg 7360w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338058930847-march-15-frontlines-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7360px) 100vw, 7360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Carrying the flag of the Marine Raiders, U.S. Marines and family members begin a 770-mile Ruck March Friday, March 11, 2016, from Navarre, Fla., to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in memory of the seven Marines and four Louisiana National Guardsmen who died when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed March 10, 2015 near the Florida panhandle community.  (Devon Ravine\/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=\"2120\" height=\"1414\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20256\" data-id=\"20256\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg 2120w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338129443299-march-15-frontlines-7jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2120px) 100vw, 2120px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Seaman Conor Magill, a buoy deck crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker, cuts chain with a torch aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker while transiting the New York Harbor, March 8, 2016. The Katherine Walker\u2019s primary mission is maintaining over 300 floating aids to navigation in and around New York harbor and its approaches, Long Island Sound, the Hudson and East Rivers, and other waters along the Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey coastlines. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3751\" height=\"2494\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20266\" data-id=\"20266\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg 3751w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338014158560-march-15-frontlines-8jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3751px) 100vw, 3751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army Maj. Michelle Grant, assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Benning, Ga., conducts speed-resistance training during the U.S. Army Trials part of the 2016 Warrior Games, at Stout track, Fort Bliss, Texas, March 4, 2016. The Warrior Games is an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured Service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic sports including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, track and field, swimming and wheelchair basketball.  (U.S. Army photo by Marcy Sanchez)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3047\" height=\"2026\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20276\" data-id=\"20276\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg 3047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338036778705-march-15-frontlines-9jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3047px) 100vw, 3047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army Cpl. Gregory McLellan and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clinton Smith, Joint Corporals Leadership Development Course students, plot grid points during the land navigation portion of Camp Lemonnier&#8217;s Joint Corporal\u2019s Leadership Development Course at Arta, Djibouti, March 3, 2016. During the evaluation \u200eSoldiers, \u200eSailors, \u200eAirmen, and \u200eMarines had to find eight different points and navigate to those points in a timed event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3859\" height=\"2449\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20282\" data-id=\"20282\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 3859w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,487 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,650 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,975 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338045826763-march-15-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1300 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3859px) 100vw, 3859px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center, accompanied by Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, Commanding General , U.S Army Military District of Washington, right, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, March 11, 2016. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3225\" height=\"1814\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20293\" data-id=\"20293\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg 3225w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338067666903-march-15-frontlines-11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3225px) 100vw, 3225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Four F-16 Fighting Falcon Thunderbirds, from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, fly in a diamond formation during the Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 12, 2016. The free event featured aerial demonstrations from various teams and numerous static displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Massey\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4111\" height=\"2741\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20298\" data-id=\"20298\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg 4111w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635936338066106893-march-15-frontlines-12jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4111px) 100vw, 4111px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">AVONDALE, AZ &#8211; MARCH 13:  Military members hold the American flag during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 13, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona.  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