Frontline Photos: Aug. 23, 2017

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  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright fires a weapon during a Dynamics of International Terrorism demonstration at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 10, 2017. (Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick/Air Force)
  • Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima before being struck by Japanese torpedoes. The expedition crew of Research Vessel Petrel, which is owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it located the wreckage of the Indianapolis on the floor of the North Pacific Ocean, more than 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) below the surface. (Courtesy of Paul G. Allen via AP)
  • Soldiers from 251st Combat Engineer Company (Sapper) conduct training with a FGM-148 Javelin missile launcher at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, Canada on August 14, 2017. (Courtesy of the Maine National Guard)
  • Air Force Airman 1st Class Miranda Nelson, a cable and antenna specialist assigned to the 202nd Engineering Installation Squadron, 116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, performs tower climbing training during drill weekend with her trainer, Staff Sgt. Joseph Jones, at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 13, 2017. (Staff Sgt. Caila Arahood/Air Force)
  • The Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters Salute Battery, Second of the One Hundred Twenty-Second Field Artillery Battalion, under the leadership of Sergeant 1st Class Andrew Berg, conducts a 21-gun salute during the unveiling of a 100 Year Anniversary Commemoration plaque at the 88th RSC Headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 19, 2017. (Catherine Lowrey/Army)
  • Marines assigned to the 4th Medical Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, set up their tents along the wood line during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2017. (Spc. John Russell/Army)
  • An Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system assigned to Air Combat Command at Tinker Air Force Base flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Aug. 21, 2017. (MC3 Anthony J. Rivera/Navy)
  • Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with soldiers assigned to the 49th Missile Defense Battalion at Fort Greeley, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2017. (MC1 Dominique A. Pineiro/DoD)
  • Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons (VMGR) 234 and 352, conduct division tactical navigation training with VMGR-152 as part of unit-level training Evergreen at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Aug. 18, 2017. (Cpl. Joseph Abrego/Marine Corps)
  • South Carolina Air National Guardsmen view the solar eclipse at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. (Tech. Sgt. Nicole Szews/Air National Guard)
  • Marines fire a .50-caliber machine gun mounted to an amphibious assault vehicle during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 17, 2017. (Lance Cpl. Taylor Cooper/Marine Corps)