Frontline Photos: Sept. 29, 2015

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  • ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 26, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force depart in combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The MRF tested the engines of their CRRC’s in order to maintain combat readiness. The 15th MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey/Released)
  • Former United States Marine and Navajo Code Talker Roy Hawthorne talks with Marines including Major Gen. Daniel O’Donohue, right, at a ceremony honoring the Navajo Code Talkers and their contributions to the American war effort in World War II Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
  • Soldiers relax before jumping at the Network Integration Evaluation at the White Sands Missile RangeÕs Space Harbor Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 in New Mexico. Approximately 600 jumped from 1,000 feet to to confront about 200 soldiers on the ground acting as enemy combatants. (Jett Loe/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
  • U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, conduct fast rope training from an MV-22 Osprey while deployed to Southwest Asia, Sept. 16, 2015. Fast roping allows Marines to insert ground forces quickly from the air, without the need for a stabilized landing zone. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-CR-CC provide the commander of USCENTCOM with a unique set of solutions to emergent crises across a broad swath of the Middle East. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Leah Agler/RELEASED)
  • U.S. Army Spc. Conner Cota, a native of Hallsville, Mo., assigned to E Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, descends while conducting helicopter jump training over Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2015. The paratroopers conducted the training to refine their airborne insertion skills and maintain operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • 150927-N-OQ305-136 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2015) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Casey Bird watches an AV-8B Harrier, attached to the “Blacksheep” of the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, land on the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is currently underway off the coast of Southern California conducting routine training exercises and maintenance in preparation for its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert R. Sanchez/Released)
  • Soldiers assigned to Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire at a target down range using a BGM-71 TOW anti-armor missile system during a live fire exercise at the Central Training Area, Estonia, Sept. 26 as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Operation Atlantic Resolve is an ongoing series of training events and exercises designed to build relationships, trust and interoperability between the U.S. and its NATO allies. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jacqueline Dowland, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)
  • Army Pvt. Joshua Finau aims before throwing a hand grenade during basic training on Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 19, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar
  • An F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 123rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, takes off from the runway during a theater security package deployment Sept. 25, 2015, at Campia Turzii, Romania. The first TSP concludes with the departure of the 123rd EFS but a constant presence remains in Europe with the arrival of U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt IIs attack aircraft from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)
  • 150920-N-CH038-059 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 20, 2015) – Sailors participate in a sunrise yoga class aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as a part of Suicide Prevention Month. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Liaghat /Released)
  • Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, left and his teammates following a win over Connecticut in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)