Frontline Photos: June 4, 2015

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  • U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump during category 3 sustainment training in Louisburg, N.C., June 2, 2015. The training allowed the Marines to practice proper techniques and procedures while in preparation for deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
  • Members from the U.S. Air Force 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Fort Bragg, complete helo, fast rope and hoisting training during exercise Advanced Guard, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., April 14, 2014. Advanced Guard is a multimillion dollar exercise spanning across the states to train special operators to conduct joint operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodi Martinez/Released)
  • PACIFIC OCEAN (May 31, 2015) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an air power demonstration. Carl Vinson is in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after a Middle East and western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released) 150531-N-GW139-550 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
  • US President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Command Sergeant Major Louis Wilson of the New York National Guard, who is accepting on behalf of the late Army Private Henry Johnson, for actions while serving in France during World War I, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, June 2, 2015. Obama also awarded a Medal of Honor to the late Army Sergeant William Shemin for his actions, also during World War I. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
  • Pfc. Charles Hollembeak, a 101st Airborne Division infantryman, fires an M4 carbine during partnered live-fire range training May 29, 2015, at Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charlie Emmons, TAAC-E Public Affairs)
  • Brigadier General David Harris, Commander of the 96th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base Florida, flew in the back seat of an F 16 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL as part of his fini flight on May 27th, 2015. The fini flight is a ceremony that symbolizes a members final flight in the unit and/or base.
  • Iraqi soldiers trained with members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq. The 3rd Bde., 82nd Abn. Div., was deployed to Iraq as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Iraqi soldiers learned tactics and techniques from U.S. Soldiers during a six-week basic training course, and more complicated tactics during a three-week advanced training course. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, CJTF – OIR Public Affairs)
  • Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division execute a salute of guns during the Combined Division activation ceremony at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu, South Korea, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. This combined division will consist of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division and a brigade of South Korea Army. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
  • MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (June 2, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution help civilian volunteers roof a house under construction by Habitat for Humanity during a community outreach project during Rockford Navy Week. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America’s Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities lacking a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Melkus/Released) 150602-N-SU274-089 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
  • US soldiers salute during a South Korea-US Combined Division activation ceremony at a US Army base in Uijeongbu, just north of Seoul, on June 3, 2015. South Korea and the US kicked off a combined division to bolster combat readiness against North Korea, South Korean Defence Ministry said. The combined division will consist of US 2nd Infantry Division with senior South Korean officers serving in staff positions and a brigade from the Republic of Korea Army. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images