Frontline Photos: Feb. 23, 2016

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  • U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Isaac, a radio operator assigned to Headquarters and Support Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, drinks the blood of a cobra in jungle survival training during Cobra Gold 2016 on Camp Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, Feb. 13, 2016. CG16 provides a joint, combined task force venue for all participating nations to advance interoperability, and increase capacity to conduct combined task force events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit/ Released)
  • An Airman with the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron maneuvers to the objective during training at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria in Vilseck, Germany, Feb. 9, 2016. The training consisted of 2nd ASOS Airmen calling in close air support, neutralizing opposing forces and practicing medical evacuation by helicopter. The Airmen swapped roles as opposing forces and U.S. forces throughout the training to challenge their capabilities in controlling airpower in an urban environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)
  • Corporal Charles Roy III, an optics technician assigned to The Combined Arms Company out of Bulgaria, uses small burners to melt snow into water as his unit sets up camp for the night. This unique company is comprised of multiple vehicles with multiple capabilities, including amphibious assault vehicles, M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks and light armored vehicles. In the weeks leading up to exercise Cold Response 16, at the end of the month, the two nations have been conducting bilateral training to improve U.S. Marine Corps capability to operate in cold-weather environments. The exercise will feature maritime, land, and air operations to underscore NATO’s ability to defend against any threat in any environment. The location in central Norway provides a unique, extreme cold-weather environment for all forces involved to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures and learn from one another.
  • In this photo provided by U.S. Air Force, an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Air Force says the missile carried a test re-entry vehicle that headed for a target area 4,200 miles away to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Air Force routinely uses Vandenberg to test Minuteman missiles from bases around the country.(U.S. Air Force via AP)
  • 160220-N-GZ228-024 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2016) A Landing Craft Air Cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, departs the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are conducting sustainment training off the coast of Hawaii in preparation for entering the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford/Released)
  • Oregon Army National Guard Spc. Ryan Dowell, a La Grande, Ore., resident and crew chief with Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, watches from the rear door of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a flight to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 17. The helicopter crew picked up a team of Soldiers for a parachute drop exercise outside of Camp Buehring. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
  • The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon breaks ice across Lake Erie, Feb. 14, 2016. The Griffon is a High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel and Light Icebreaker homeported in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Althouse)
  • 160216-IK388-040 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 16, 2016) – Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) repel down to the port elevator of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) from a MV-22 Osprey positioned on the flight deck during a fast rope exercise. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is slated to participate in amphibious integration training (AIT) and a certification exercise (CERTEX) with the embarked 31st MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stacy M. Atkins Ricks /Released)
  • YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 22, 2016) The Valiant-class yard tugboat USS Seminole (YT 805) passes the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), currently moored pier-side at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart/Released)160222-N-XN177-142 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
  • Air Force forward Hayden Graham, front, picks up a loose ball in front of New Mexico guard Elijah Brown late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Air Force Academy, Colo. Air Force won 76-72. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)