Frontline Photos: Jan. 9, 2015

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  • BLACK SEA (Jan. 7, 2015) The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Black Sea. Donald Cook is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released) 150107-N-JN664-006 Join the conversation http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
  • An American military trainer instructs an Iraqi soldier during an exercise on approaching and clearing buildings at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops and is located north of the capital Baghdad, on January 7, 2015. Taji is one of an eventual five sites from which the US and allied countries aim to train 5,000 Iraqi military personnel every six to eight weeks for combat against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. AFP PHOTO/ AHMAD AL-RUBAYEAHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
  • MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted their first flight training of the year aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015. The training included: a beginning ceremony, taking flight, amphibious landing and water rescue. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.
  • A snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy sits in the background as two Team Dover members pass each other on the flight line Jan. 6, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The base remained open under normal operations despite the wind-driven snow and bitter cold temperatures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
  • The U.S Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard participates in the 126th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen backstroke as a unit during a water survival training refresher course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 5, 2015. The group activity focused on getting aircrew members accustomed to working together while in water so they are able to preserve energy in the event of a ditched aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Drzazgowski/Released)
  • Sgt. Jonathan Roche, a communication electronics technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), from Chicago, engages a target during an advanced combat marksmanship program shoot on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), Jan. 5. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/Released)
  • Lance Cpl. Landon R. Beatty, left, and Cpl. Fernando Espinoza mount an M240B medium machine gun to a 7-ton truck during training Jan. 7 at Range 9 in the Central Training Area. The motor transportation Marines practiced the fundamentals of medium machine guns to prepare for the upcoming Integrated Training Exercise 15-2 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. The Marines engaged static targets from distances up to 1,000 feet during this training, increasing confidence in their accuracy with the weapon system. Beatty, from Odenville, Alabama, is a machine gunner with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Espinoza, from Phoenix, Arizona, is a motor vehicle operator with the company. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 07: U.S. Army Veteran J.R. Martinez speaks onstage at The Lincoln Awards: A Concert For Veterans & The Military Family presented by The Friars Foundation at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The Friars Club)