Frontline Photos: May 13, 2016

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  • An Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, deploys Soldiers into the Persian Gulf during a Helocast exercise May 2. Helocast is a method of inserting teams of troops into combat zones that might not be otherwise accessible.
  • U.S. wheelchair basketball team members celebrate their gold medal win during the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla., May 12, 2016.
  • Capt. Luke Wadman, a British Royal Marine and fire support team commander, prepares to practice locking techniques on May 9, 2016, at Camp Pendleton. Marines enhanced interoperability by training with British Royal Marine Commandos. This is important, because when Marines deploy they are often accompanied by partner nations.
  • Gunner’s Mate Seaman Wesley Calvert fires a MK 38 MOD 2 gun on May 11, 2016 during a live-fire exercise aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66). Gonzalez is currently operating with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
  • An Army military police service member shoots an M240B machine gun during night-fire qualifications at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., May 3, 2016.
  • Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Doug Harvey (left) take photographs of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, as they jump from a MH-60s Seahawk helicopter with members of the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team during diving operations of the coast of Guam for Exercise Tricrab, May 10, 2016. Tricrab is a combined exercise involving military forces from five different countries that focuses on strengthening relationships within the Asia-Pacific region through training and information exchanges, to enhance EOD and diving related interoperability. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alfred A. Coffield/Released)
  • U.S. athletes wave a flag during the closing ceremony at the Invictus Games, Thursday, May 12, 2016, in Kissimmee, Fla. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
  • Lance Cpl. Trivelle Graham clears a simulated stoppage on an M240B machine gun before a live-fire exercise on a range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 10, 2016. The Marines participated in the event to better familiarize themselves with the weapons systems mounted on top of a truck.
  • Navy Seaman Apprentice Deandre Robertson and Seaman Alonzo Brantley hook up a pendant cargo line to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment on the USS Mobile Bay in the South China Sea, May 6, 2016. The Bay is operating on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment.
  • Arkansas National Guard Soldiers say goodbye to family and friends at a farewell ceremony held at Camp RobinsonÕs Army Aviation Support Facility on May 10, 2016. Members of the 77th Combat Aviation BrigadeÕs advanced echelon team are headed to Texas for their next phase of pre-deployment training before heading to Kuwait.
  • Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with Defense Innovation Unit Experimental employees in Mountain View, Calif., before delivering remarks about the future of DoD innovation, May 11, 2016.
  • Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, congratulate Marine Corps veteran Anthony Rios after presenting him with a gold medal following the U.S. victory against Denmark in wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla., May 11, 2016.