Frontline Photos: June 25, 2015

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  • A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit moves equipment in the hangar bay aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2). The Marines and Sailors aboard the Essex work day and night to ensure all gear and equipment is in good condition and they are prepared for anything at a moment’s notice. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
  • Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Cocker (left), the Alaskan Command deputy chief of future operations and Operation Colony Glacier project officer, shows local media some of the aircraft debris from the 1952 C-124 Globemaster II accident, June 10, 2015. Each summer since 2012, ALCOM has supported Operation Colony Glacier by removing aircraft debris and assisting in the recovery of human remains to ensure closure for families who have lost loved ones. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Gordinier)
  • Under stressful conditions, 13 Soldiers participating in the 2015 National Guard Best Warrior competition at Camp Williams, Utah, used land navigation skills to chart their way to eight separate skills stations June 24. The competitors were tested on an array of tasks, from loading frequencies into communication systems to properly using claymore mines and shooting anti-tank weapons. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Houston)
  • U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment participate in a riot control exercise with the Mongolian Armed Forces and the U.S. Army Cadet Command Cultural Understanding and Language Program, during Khaan Quest 2015 in Tavantolgoi, Mongolia, June 23, 2015. Khaan Quest is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise hosted annually by Mongolian Armed Forces and co-sponsored by U.S. Army, Pacific, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. KQ15 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security. This year marks the 13th iteration of this training event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda Becerra/Released)
  • Rescue swimmers and aircrewmen from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., conduct hoist training evolutions June 23, 2015. The MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter pilots steadied the aircraft while the flight mechanics lowered and recovered the rescue swimmers to simulate recovering people in distress. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell)
  • 150624-N-ZZ786-009 CORAL SEA (June 24, 2015) Sailors assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 conduct maintenance to an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89). Mustin is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Flewellyn/Released)
  • U.S. Army combat engineers, assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, clear Allen Army Airfield in preparation for runway repairs during Exercise Northern Edge, at Fort Greely, Alaska, June 17, 2015. Northern Edge 2015 is AlaskaÕs premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, reserve and National Guard units are involved.
  • Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, commanding general of Task Force Warrior Games greets Army athlete Chasity Kuczer during the field events at the 2015 Warrior Games aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. (Mike Morones/Military Times)
  • 150623-N-ZS026-003 SAN DIEGO (June 23, 2015) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) transits San Diego Bay while returning to Naval Base San Diego. Commissioned in 2014, Coronado is the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name of the “Crown City” and is the second littoral combat ship of the Independence variant, which features an innovative, trimaran hull. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trevor Welsh)
  • Maj. Scott Petz, Thunderbird 8, pulls into chocks after a media flight June 19, 2015, at Dayton International Airport in Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Maxwell)