Frontline Photos: Dec. 3, 2015

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  • Parris Island’s mascot, Cpl. Legend, salutes officers of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, during the motivational run on Dec. 3, 2015. Legend is scheduled to participate in the morning colors ceremony and Mike and November Company’s graduation ceremony Dec. 4, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)
  • 151202-N-YB023-1454 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2015) Command Master Chief of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Spike Call plays the role of King Neptune during a crossing the line ceremony aboard the ship. Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are deployed in support of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)
  • 151202-N-EH855-611 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2015) Sailors participate in a pipe patching station during a crossing the line ceremony on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are deployed in support of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai/Released)
  • 151203-N-EI558-073 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Dec. 3, 2015) – Personnel Specialist 1st Class Karen Mazurek, assigned to Strike Fighter (VFA) squadron 195, kisses her son during the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 return to Naval Air Facility Atsugi. VFA-195 recently returned from being embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan G. Greene/RELEASED)
  • Canadian Armed Forces Sgt. Zach Jacob conducts jumpmaster rehearsals in preparation of Operation Toy Drop at, Pope Field, N.C., on Dec. 2, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation and allows Soldiers the opportunity to help children in need everywhere receive toys for the holidays. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gabriel D. Prado)
  • A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2015. The 3rd Wing Airmen support and defend U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world by providing units that are ready for worldwide air power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Peña)
  • An airman throws his hands up in celebration as he crosses the finish line of the Air Force’s Toy Trot 5K race. The Toy Trot is part of the 18th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Trot, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 2, 2015, at Pope Field, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined operation with seven partner nation paratroopers participating and allows soldiers the opportunity to help children in need everywhere receive toys for the holidays.
  • Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Merriman, executive assistant to the Airlift Group Chief and participant in the Air Force’s Toy Trot 5K race, cheers on her fellow racers in competition for best costume. The Toy Trot is part of the 18th annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Trot, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 2, 2015, at Pope Field, N.C. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined operation with seven partner nation paratroopers participating and allows soldiers the opportunity to help children in need everywhere receive toys for the holidays.
  • First Lady Michelle Obama interacts with children at an event honoring military families at the White House in Washington, D.C. Dec. 2, 2015. The event gave military families the first look at the White House’s holiday decorations. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)
  • 151201-N-VE959-027 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 01, 2015) Lt. j.g. J. Ledford participates in a 9 mm handgun qualification aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66). Gonzalez, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class P. Sena/Released)
  • Air Commandos gather to take in the 2015 Holiday Parade at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The parade featured 25 floats from 27th Special Operations Wing squadrons and agencies, and concluded with a tree lighting ceremony honoring the families of deployed Airmen.
  • 151202-N-XT273-156 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 2, 2015) Sailors conduct fire fighting training aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) Dec. 2, 2015. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)