Frontline Photos: May 6, 2016

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  • U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 for extraction from Landing Zone Canes, Hawaii, April 29, 2016. HMH-463 conducted personnel extraction and insertion in support of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian A. Temblador)
  • This photo taken Sunday, April 24, 2016, on the Kahiltna Glacier in Alaska, shows Capt. Corey Wheeler, front, commander of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, walking away from a Chinook helicopter that landed on the glacier near Denali. The U.S. Army helped set up base camp on North AmericaÕs tallest mountain. Three Chinook helicopters the size of city buses took supplies like food, communication equipment and fuel to the base camp at the 7,200-foot level of Denali. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
  • U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton hosts the Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2016 at Las Pulgas Lake, Calif., May 5, 2016. The Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2016 combines elements of aviation and ground units from Camp Pendleton, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Navy Region Southwest, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the San Diego’s Sheriff’s Department. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez)
  • Marines prepare MK-19 automatic grenade launcher ammunition for a training event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 29, 2016. The training honed the Marines’ accuracy, communication and suppressive fire skills. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron K. Fiala
  • U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jamil P. Alkattan, Advanced Infantryman Course chief instructor assigned to School of Infantry West (SOI-W) Detachment Hawaii, conducts practical application prior to helocast training during the Reconnaissance Team Leader Course at Water Front Ops aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, April 26, 2016. The mission of Marine Corps Base Hawaii is to provide facilities, programs and services in direct support of units, individuals and families in order to enhance and sustain combat readiness for all operating forces and tenant organizations aboard MCB Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson)
  • The U.S. Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) trained in waterborne mobility operations with Landing Craft Air Cushions, assigned to U.S. Navy Assault Craft Unit Four, to rehearse the transportation of an Initial Response Force (IRF), at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 20, 2016. When directed, CBIRF forward-deploys with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Santiago G. Colon Jr.)
  • 160505-F-WU507-013: Wounded Warriors from Team Australia practice weight lifting at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., May 5, 2016. Fifteen countries are competing in the 2016 Invictus Games, which kick off May 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)
  • Sailors from the USS Battan high five after singing “Take me out to the Ballgame” during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Miami. The Marlins defeated the Diamondbacks 4-0 for a three game sweep. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
  • Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michelle Hooper, left, and Staff Sgt. Jordan Kimble perform with Full Spectrom, a six-piece band, in front of airmen at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 4, 2016. The band is from the Air Force Heritage of America Band. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Newman
  • A competitor heads toward the next event after finishing a 10-kilometer foot march at the 2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 4, 2016. This year’s Best Warrior Competition determines the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tynisha L. Daniel)
  • President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, and comedian Jon Stewart, left, along with Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, right, watch as comedian David Letterman and Air Force Sgts. prepare to cut a birthday cake during a comedy show presented by the United Service Organizations (USO) and the military at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, May 5, 2016. The event marks the USO’s 75th anniversary and the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • The Wall of Fire is an eye catching display at the 2016 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show “Celebrating 75 Years,” on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., April 29, 2016. This year’s air show celebrated MCAS Cherry Point and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s 75th anniversary and featured 40 static displays, 17 aerial performers, as well as a concert.