Frontline Photos: Feb. 12, 2016

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  • WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: Members of the military participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial, February 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Military District of Washington held a Presidential full honor wreath laying ceremony to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s 207th birthday. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
  • 160209-N-VY375-495 ELOY, Ariz. (Feb. 9, 2016) Members of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, perform a side plane during a training demonstration. The Leap Frogs are in Arizona preparing for the 2016 show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Pyoung K. Yi/Released)
  • Service members from the Royal Thai Armed Forces participate in an amphibious capabilities demonstration at Hat Yao beach, Rayong, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 12, 2016. Cobra Gold is a multinational training exercise developed to strengthen security and interoperability between the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S. and other participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy/Released)
  • A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the GPS IIF-12 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Feb. 5, 2016. (Courtesy photo/United Launch Alliance)
  • A U.S. Soldier and a Kosovo soldier conduct training during the visit of Lt. Gen. Rrahman Rama, the commander of the Kosovo Security Forces, at the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy’s Leader Reaction Course, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Feb. 11, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Gerhard Seuffert/released)
  • A Japan Ground Self Defense Force member provides security for a CH-47 Chinook during Forest Light 16-2 in Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. The exercise strengthens military partnership, solidifies regional security agreements and improves individual and unit-level skills. The JGSDF soldiers are with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army. The Marines are with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Tyler S. Giguere/Released)
  • 160211-N-BR087-073 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2016) – Airman Tuan Hoang, from Cleveland, signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 to take off from USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) flight deck. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cole C. Pielop / Released)
  • Secretary of Defense Ash Carter makes remarks during a Counter-ISIL meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 11, 2016. Secretary Carter is in Brussels to attend a NATO defense ministers meeting and to meet with defense ministers of countries that are major contributors to the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
  • Officer Eric Vuong of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources observes the USCGC Kiska (WPB 1336) and keeps a lookout for whale activity near Maui, Feb. 11, 2016. DLNR and the Coast Guard conducted safety and compliance boardings on recreational and commercial vessels to inform the public of the requirements to avoid coming too close to whales or impeding the whales’ path. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers/Released)
  • A 321st Special Tactics Squadron combat controller hammers into place a distance marker before the start of an austere landing exercise at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 9, 2016. Combat controllers supported the training for multiple aircraft deployed to Bulgaria as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve which aims to assure the U.S.’s commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman/Released)