Frontline Photos: Dec. 23, 2015

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  • Chief Master Sgt. Matt Grengs, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, pays his respects during a fallen comrade ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2015. The ceremony was held in honor of the six Airmen who lost their lives in an improvised explosive device attack near the base Dec. 21, 2015.
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bergdahl leaves the courthouse Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, after his arraignment hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who disappeared in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, was scheduled to appear Tuesday before a military judge on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
  • Airman 1st Class Pearson Sloan, left, a native of Beebe, Ark., assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, digs a hole while constructing a rope anchor during cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • ARLINGTON, VA – DECEMBER 21: An honor guard from the U.S. Army’s 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, or The Old Guard, prepare to present the colors during a memorial service for the victims of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist bombing at Arlington National Cemetery December 21, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. Government officials, invesigators and victims’ families gathered for the memorial service 27 years after a bomb planted by Libyan terrorists destroyed Flight 103 over the skies of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 243 passengers and 16 crew on board and 11 others on the ground. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • Staff Sgt. Gregory Westhoff, a combat marksmanship trainer instructor with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, prepares the .50 caliber machine gun ammunition for an aerial gunnery shoot aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 17. Marines with HMLAT-303 flew a formation flight and conducted an aerial gunnery to shoot to give students the opportunity to refine basic skills needed to operate in the Fleet Marine Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens/Released)
  • MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 18, 2015) Command Master Chief Mullinax, the command master chief aboard amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) gives the chief’s mess direction on distributing gifts to enlisted personnel. Operation Homefront donates gifts to various military commands to increase morale during the holiday seasons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Yolonda Williams/ Released 151218-N-QW594-054 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
  • U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment, conduct a 12-mile ruck march during a unit spur ride near Camp Albertshof, Germany, Dec. 9, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn
  • Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego – Recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participates in the Slide for Life obstacle during Confidence Course II at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 15. This obstacle required great physical endurance for recruits to keep their grip on the cable and make it through without falling. Today, all males recruited west of the Mississippi are trained at MCRD San Diego. The depot is responsible for training more than 16,000 recruits annually. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 12.
  • SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 21, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) participate in a community relations visit to a local school nearby Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Mitchell/Released) 151222-N-ZI646-222Join 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