Frontline Photos: Jan. 11, 2016

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  • DOVER, DE – JANUARY 08: A U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case of U.S. Army Staff Sgt.Matthew Q. McClintock during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, on January 8, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. Staff Sgt. McClintock of Des Moines, Washington, was killed during a joint U.S.-Afghan operation in the city of Marja in Afghanistan, when his unit came under small arms fire. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. The powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
  • A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), performs a tactical air-to-air refuel from a KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, SPMAGTF-CR-CC, during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 28, 2015. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is ready to respond to any crisis response mission in theater to include the employment of a TRAP force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released)
  • In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, flag wavers greet wounded soldiers traversing the Florida Keys Overseas Highway in Marathon, Fla. Some injured military personnel and their supporters are participating in Soldier Ride, staged by the Wounded Warrior Project to help restore injured soldiers’ physical and emotional well-beings. It concludes in Key West Fla., Sunday, Jan. 10. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
  • Marines with the Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force and Romanian Forces rehearse an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System breach during Platinum Lion 16-2 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Jan. 8, 2016. An APOBS breach is used to clear a foot path through a wire, or mine field, obstacle for personnel. Exercise Platinum Lion provides combined training with NATO Allies and partners, demonstrating our commitment to promoting a peaceful and stable Europe through theatre security cooperation engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Justin T. Updegraff/ Released)
  • Workers with the U.S. Army Corps of engineers pull wooden pins to drain water from the Mississippi River into the Bonnet Carre Spillway Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Norco, La. The Mississippi River water levels are rising because of heavy December rain in the Midwest. The opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway helps relieve pressure on New Orleans-area levees by making sure the water doesnÕt flow faster than 1.25 million cubic feet per second through the city. (Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT
  • 160105-N-ZZ999-025 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2015) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) (right) and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) (center) transit alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Dana D. Legg/Released)
  • A Colorado Army National Guard crew chief conducts preflight checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in preparation for a blizzard response exercise at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Jan. 9, 2016. Colorado Guard members and various local agencies are participating in a blizzard response exercise with local authorities this week. (U.S. National Guard photo by Spc. Ashley Low/RELEASED)
  • Soldiers wave yellow towels during the second half of the Army All American Bowl high school football game between the East and the West, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in San Antonio. West won 37-9. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
  • 160110-N-XT273-430 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Jan. 10, 2016) USS Ross (DDG 71) prepares to pull out of Souda Bay, Greece Jan. 10, 2016. 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)
  • Falcons forward Dee Bennett, a sophomore, drives in for a layup as the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons met the Cowgirls of Wyoming at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 6, 2016. The Falcons started off strong, but fell to Wyoming 67-45 in this Mountain West Conference contest. Bennett finished the night with four points and seven rebounds. (Air Force photo/ Jason Gutierrez) (released)