Frontline Photos: Dec. 22, 2015

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  • A F18 Super Hornet prepares to land on the deck of the USS Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia, December 10, 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited the carrier with India’s Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar to demonstrate US Navy aircraft carrier flight operations. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • M1A1 Abrams tanks fire on targets during the mechanized assault portion of a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 8, 2015. The purpose of a MCCRE is to evaluate Marines’ collective performance in specific mission requirements that will prepare them for their upcoming deployment rotation. The tanks are supporting 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)
  • The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a series of tests of the David’s Sling Weapon System. This test series, designated David’s Sling Test-4 (DST-4), was the fourth series of tests of the David’s Sling Weapon System and the final milestone before declaring delivery of an operational system to the Israeli Air Force in 2016.
  • U.S. Army Private Eric Pettit spends a quite moment with Sparky, his 7-year-old Border collie, after returning from Fort Hood, Texas, to his home in Hazle Brook near Hazleton, Pa., Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Shortly after graduating from Hazleton Area High School earlier this year, Pettit, reported for basic training in Fort Benn, Georgia, and was then stationed to Fort Hood to complete his training. He will return on January 2 to Fort Hood after spending the holidays with family and friends in the area. (Ellen F. O’Connell/Hazleton Standard-Speaker via AP)
  • MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Evan Eldridge provides watch for his team as they prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey during the Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel portion of the battalionÕs Marine Corps Combat Readiness Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3, 2015. TRAPÕs placement in a MCCRE is meant to evaluate Marines on this mission set which is performed for the specific purpose of the recovery of personnel, equipment, and/or aircraft by the insertion of a TRAP force. Staff Sgt. Eldridge is a platoon sergeant with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
  • U.S. Army indirect fire infantrymen assigned to East African Response Force, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), fire an M224 mortar during a live-fire exercise in Djibouti, Dec. 16, 2015. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensure regional access and freedom of movement, and protect U.S. interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Released)
  • Senior Airman Dana Rhoads, right, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, shakes hands with a New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home resident during the 15th Annual Holiday “Songfest” at the Home at Vineland, N.J., Dec. 16, 2015. The 80 fourth graders from the Seaview School in Linwood, N.J., joined the 16 Airmen to sing holiday songs to the home’s residents during the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)
  • This US Army photo obtained December 20, 2015 shows US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter(C) as he departs the deck of the flagship of the French Navy, the Charles De Gaulle, on December 19, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. AFP PHOTO/US ARMY/Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEÊ- MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO /US ARMY/Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen ” -ÊNO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS =Clydell Kinchen/AFP/Getty Images
  • In this Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 photo, Sgt. Alyssa Trimble, of Glendale, hugs her daughter Addison Trimble at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. People welcomed soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, after seven months stationed in Kuwait. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
  • Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis wears a Military Appreciation jersey as he warms up before an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
  • A 325th Maintenance Squadron maintainer assists a 95th Fighter Squadron pilot with final preflight checks Dec. 10, 2015, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The F-22 Raptor played a critical role in exercise Checkered Flag and performed combat exercises with the newly commissioned F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Solomon Cook)