Frontline Photos: April 16, 2015

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  • A Marine Corps helicopter sits in the sand where it made an emergency landing Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Solana Beach, Calif. The CH-53E Super Stallion landed on the shore of this northern San Diego County town shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a low oil-pressure indicator light went on in the cockpit, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar said in a statement. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
  • U.S. Army and British paratroopers perform a static-line jump onto Holland Drop Zone during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral training event at Fort Bragg, N.C., from 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. and U.K. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, Royal Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmonet Jackson/Released)
  • U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa post security during an assault training exercise near Lisbon, Portugal, April 10, 2015. Marines stationed out of Moron Air Base, Spain, traveled to Portugal to utilize a variety of different ranges and training exercises alongside with the Portuguese Marines. After a week of training together, Marines and Fuzileiros were more familiarized with each other’s tactics and operating procedures in case of future joint operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)
  • Spc. Steven N. Toporcer, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares his M4 carbine rifle for a functions check as part of the “Iron Knight Colonel Burt Challenge” April 9, 2015. Soldiers worked under a time limit to properly disassemble, reassemble and perform functions checks. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gregory T. Summers, 3rd ABCT, 4th Infantry Division, Public Affairs)
  • U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw (foreground) and Alder continue ice breaking operations on eastern Lake Superior, creating tracks that will enable 18 vessels currently being staged to continue transiting to and from the lower Great Lakes, April 7, 2015. Ongoing ice breaking operations are part of the Spring Breakout phase of Operation Taconite. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Coast Guard)
  • Staff Sgt. Ben Driscoll, Company D, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, makes his way through the cross weave during the obstacle course event at the Michigan National Guard Best Warrior Competition, April 12, 2015. The annual three-day competition tests enlisted competitors on their abilities to perform Army warrior tasks in a variety of events. (Michigan Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Helen Miller/Released)
  • 150413-N-TP834-094 GULF OF OMAN (April 13, 2015) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Gulf of Oman as it relieves the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson will depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility after supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)
  • U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force ride a rigid-hull inflatable boat to their objective during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of Los Angeles April 11, 2015. The MRF executed a simulated precision raid at the Port of Los Angeles to test their skills prior to deploying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
  • An F-22 Raptor takes to the sky during a demonstration of air dominance over Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 11, 2015. The event featured members of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, the Air Force aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, and the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz
  • Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work speaks with soldiers from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade as he tours a maintenance facility at Fort Carson, Colo., Apr. 15, 2015. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz