Frontline Photos: April 13, 2015

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  • U.S. Army and British paratroopers perform a static-line jump at Holland Drop Zone in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015. Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral training event at Fort Bragg, N.C., taking place April 13-20, 2015. This is the largest exercise of its kind held at Fort Bragg in nearly 20 years and demonstrates interoperability between U.S. Army and British Army soldiers, U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and Royal Air Force airmen and U.S. Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin/Released)
  • TAJI, IRAQ – APRIL 12: U.S. Army trainers instruct Iraqi Army recruits at a military base on April 12, 2015 in Taji, Iraq. U.S. forces, currently operating in 5 large bases throught the country, are training thousands of Iraqi Army combat troops, trying to rebuild a force they had origninally trained before the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in 2010. Members of the U.S. Army’s 5-17 CAV Squadron are teaching members of the newly-formed 15th Division of the Iraqi Army, as the Iraqi government launches offensives to try to recover territory lost to ISIS last year. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
  • Marines conduct an external lift with a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a weapons and tactics course for instructors near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • Lt. Gen. Sean B. MacFarland, left, shakes hands with Cpt. Brandy Mason, after presenting the Purple Heart as CW2 Christopher Royal, and Staff Sgt. Michael Davis, wait for their turn during a Purple Heart ceremony held at Fort Hood, Texas, on Friday, April 10, 2015. Survivors and family members of those killed during the attack by Maj. Nidal Hasan in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting were awarded 44 medals, Purple Heart for soldiers and Defense of Freedom Medals for civilians. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Pool)
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Dan Urman, middle, hugs his mother Ronit Urman, right, as his father Eitan Urman, left, shows his shock as the soldier surprises his parents returning from deployment to join them for the ceremonial puck drop prior to an NHL hockey game between the Arizona Coyotes and the Anaheim Ducks Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force run marksmanship drills on the deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of San Diego April 10, 2015. These Marines constantly hone their marksmanship skills so they are prepared for anything they may encounter during their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
  • HANOI, Vietnam (April 9, 2015) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus holds an all-hands call aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) during his visit to Vietnam. Mabus is visiting the region as part of a multi-nation trip to the U.S. Pacific and European command areas of responsibility to meet with military and civilian leaders and Sailors and Marines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released) 150409-N-LV331-003 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
  • Staff Sgt. Olin Smith and Airman 1st Class Ryan Burtis transition a loading extension to transport and raise inert munitions during a load competition April 6, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Crews worked diligently to showcase their skills to both Col. Ben Maitre, the 27th Special Operations Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Randy Scanlan, the 27th SOW command chief, a prior weapons troop himself, who were among the distinguished spectators and evaluators present during the competition. The Airmen are assigned to the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron AC-130 armament shop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alex Mercer)
  • Navy Seamen Juan Gaviriacharry, left, and Ignacio Ramirez paint the aviation boatswain’s mate wings onto the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego, April 7, 2015. The carrier is undergoing maintenance on Naval Base Coronado, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke
  • Widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle, Taya Kyle, center, throws out the first ceremonial pitch on Military Opening Day before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants in San Diego, Calif., Sunday, April 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)