Frontline Photos: Dec. 16, 2014

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  • President Barack Obama speaks to members of the military during a visit to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Wrightstown, NJ, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Amy Newman)
  • ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2014) An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) lands aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to embark Marines aboard the ship. Iwo Jima deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shelby M. Tucker/Released) 141213-N-QM905-064 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
  • Donna La Rossa, niece of Anthony La Rossa, receives an American flag during a graveside service in Farmingdale, N.Y., Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. The 18-year-old New York City soldier listed for decades as missing in action during the Korean War is receiving full military honors at a funeral Monday on Long Island. The remains of Pfc. Anthony La Rossa of Brooklyn were returned to the United States by North Korea in the early 1990s, and only recently identified. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  • ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 13, 2014) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Peter Triolo, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), places a holiday wreath on a grave at Arlington National Cemetery. More than 200,000 wreaths were placed to honor veterans during Wreaths Across America. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Michelle Tucker/Released) 141213-N-OU681-213 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
  • Spc. Macmillan Ekedede, assistant gunner, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, fires a round down range during Exercise Iron Strike. He was not allowed to fire until he received the fire command from his section chief.
  • Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., high crawls during his Combat Fitness Test (CFT) at Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2014. The CFT is a semi-annual requirement for all Marines to assess a Marine’s physical capacity in a broad spectrum of combat related tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)
  • Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company prepare a crate for a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. The mission was to airlift incinerators to a new Ebola treatment unit built in support of Operation United Assistance. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brien Vorhees, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) / Released)
  • An Airman from the 51st Security Forces Squadron plays as an opposing force member during operational readiness exercise Beverly Bulldog 15-1 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 8, 2014. Beverly Bulldog 15-1 is a peninsula-wide ORE designed to test American forces in the RoK’s mission readiness in the event of an emergency or wartime environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)
  • A member of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, flies an American flag above M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. prior to the Army Navy football game.
  • Marines move expended .50 caliber shells during realistic urban training on Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 14, 2014. The Marines are assigned to the Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey
  • U.S. Navy Seaman JaCade Jones folds the U.S. flag aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 14, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez
  • Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Kyle Defeo of the 109th Airlift Wing from Scotia, N.Y. volunteer their time to assist FedEx driver Don Pelletier load Christmas trees at Ellms Tree Farm Dec. 7, 2013.