{"id":16176,"date":"2017-12-15T14:10:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/15\/frontline-photos-for-dec-15-2017\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:00:57","slug":"frontline-photos-for-dec-15-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/frontline-photos\/2017\/12\/15\/frontline-photos-for-dec-15-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Pix of the Week: Dec. 16, 2017"},"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=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5695\" data-id=\"5695\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_07a2ee.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_07a2ee.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_07a2ee.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_07a2ee.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_07a2ee.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers from of the Special Forces Basic Combat Course wash off on the beach shore after a morning physical fitness training session at Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan. (Spc. Aaron Agee\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1463\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5711\" data-id=\"5711\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38948563982_e2d6f2ab96_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38948563982_e2d6f2ab96_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38948563982_e2d6f2ab96_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38948563982_e2d6f2ab96_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38948563982_e2d6f2ab96_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38948563982_e2d6f2ab96_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Michael Zegarra, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), kisses his wife on the pier during the ship&#8217;s homecoming in Bremerton, Wash, Dec. 10, 2017. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is returning from a regularly scheduled deployment from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and Arabian Gulf. (MC3 Ian Kinkead\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2259\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5714\" data-id=\"5714\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg 4016w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171208-F-SX095-001D.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4016px) 100vw, 4016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Air Force F-15SG Eagle aircraft assigned to the 428th Fighter Squadron sit on the flightline at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., during Forging Sabre, a two-week exercise conducted by U.S. and Singaporean troops. (Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5727\" data-id=\"5727\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189505325_3423193422_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189505325_3423193422_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189505325_3423193422_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189505325_3423193422_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189505325_3423193422_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189505325_3423193422_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean at night on Dec. 13, 2017. Ford is underway conducting test and evaluation operations. (MC1 Joshua D. Sheppard\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5734\" data-id=\"5734\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39038034092_c5e396169b_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39038034092_c5e396169b_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39038034092_c5e396169b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39038034092_c5e396169b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39038034092_c5e396169b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39038034092_c5e396169b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the Oklahoma National Guard&#8217;s 146th Air Support Operations Squadron and Estonian tactical air control party specialists acknowledge an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a show of force after completing close-air support training at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range in Salina, Kan., Dec. 13, 2017. The Estonian TACPs traveled to the U.S. to work alongside members of the 146 ASOS to complete upgrade training and enhance multi-national relationships. This was the first time the 146 ASOS hosted the Estonian TACPs. (Sgt. Tyler Woodward\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3392\" height=\"1908\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5744\" data-id=\"5744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg 3392w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/171212-N-KA046-0752D.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3392px) 100vw, 3392px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael McMurry boards the USS Carney during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with Maltese service members in the Mediterranean Sea. (Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Turner\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5754\" data-id=\"5754\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38328416804_bb4226860f_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38328416804_bb4226860f_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38328416804_bb4226860f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38328416804_bb4226860f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38328416804_bb4226860f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38328416804_bb4226860f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is towed to the pier at Fleet Activities  Yokosuka on Dec. 13, 2017. John S. McCain will undergo repairs at Ship Repair Facility \u2013 Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka. (MC2 William McCann\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1362\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5760\" data-id=\"5760\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189444865_16727f0aa6_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189444865_16727f0aa6_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189444865_16727f0aa6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189444865_16727f0aa6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189444865_16727f0aa6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38189444865_16727f0aa6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Electrician\u2019s Mate 1st Class William Isom, assigned to the engineering department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), installs wiring inside a refrigerator compressor motor in the rewind shop Dec. 14, 2017. (MC3 Vance,  Hand\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5769\" data-id=\"5769\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38315713334_fa0960c4a0_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38315713334_fa0960c4a0_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38315713334_fa0960c4a0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38315713334_fa0960c4a0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38315713334_fa0960c4a0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/38315713334_fa0960c4a0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division utilize an M1A1 Abrams tank during exercise Steel Knight (SK) 18 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5776\" data-id=\"5776\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39008388152_445dd98a95_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39008388152_445dd98a95_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39008388152_445dd98a95_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39008388152_445dd98a95_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39008388152_445dd98a95_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/39008388152_445dd98a95_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marines assigned to Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment launch the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System during Operation Steel Knight aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Pfc. William Chockey\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1508\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-5782\" data-id=\"5782\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27315681699_c02458e92b_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27315681699_c02458e92b_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27315681699_c02458e92b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27315681699_c02458e92b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,566 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27315681699_c02458e92b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,754 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27315681699_c02458e92b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1131 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Service members and volunteers participate in Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. (Sgt. 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