Frontline Photos: Feb. 22, 2016

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  • Four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from Kadena Air Base, Japan, fly over the skies of South Korea, in response to recent provocative action by North Korea, Feb. 17, 2016. The Raptors were joined by four South Korean F-15K Slam Eagles and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons. The F-22 is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances and currently cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman)
  • Sgt. Ryan Hawley, student, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard, climbs the mountain at Smugglers’ Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 18, 2016. The Mountain Walk is a culminating event for basic and advanced mountain warfare students to use the skills taught at the Mountain Warfare School. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Rivard)
  • Del Treichler, a Battle of Iwo Jima veteran, speaks with two Marines during a tour of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 19. Treichler and other veterans from the Battle of Iwo Jima visited the air station to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the battle. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Sgt. Brian Marion/Released)
  • An airman refuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II during training in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 11, 2016. The aircraft belongs to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman
  • U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (1/3), shoot their rifles to get a battle-sight zero (BZO) at Continued Range 2 on Camp Fuji, Fuji, Japan, Feb. 18, 2016. The Marines of 1/3 BZO-ed their weapons to prepare for the combat marksmanship range, which will be conducted on Friday Feb. 19. The purpose of a BZO is to prepare a rifle’s sight setting to be able to accurately engage targets. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Juan Esqueda/Released)
  • Latvian soldiers fire an 81mm mortar round from an M252 mortar system during a multinational mortar live-fire exercise alongside soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Feb. 17, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers from both armies took turns rehearsing and executing a live fire scenario by reacting to enemy contact using direct and indirect fire in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a multinational demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to the collective security of North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)
  • 160220-N-VS214-162 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to “Wild Cards” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 23 lands on the flight deck of dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are conducting sustainment training off the coast of Hawaii in preparation for entering the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman/Released
  • Candidates assigned to Delta Company, Officer Candidates Class-221, complete the Obstacle Course at Brown Field, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Feb. 11, 2016. The mission of Officer Candidates School (OCS) is to “educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled, challenging, and chaotic environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.” (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Patrick H. Owens/Released)
  • 160221-N-GZ947-018 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 21, 2016) – Sailors fire a .50 cal machine gun during a live-fire exercise on USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) fantail. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago / Released)
  • Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), participate in a training evolution aboard Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base, Calif., February 11, 2016. The Marines Coordinate with the California Fire Department of Forestry to fill and drop 900 liter buckets of water over simulated wild fires. This exercise is performed as part of an agreement between the Marine Corps, Navy, and California Fire Department of Forestry Interagency Military Helicopter Firefighting Program, which is implemented through the Defense Support to Civilian Authorities process. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Laura Y. Raga
  • U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pauses after laying a wreath at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo, Feb. 20, 2016. Dunford also met with Egyptian military leaders to discuss strengthening the security partnership between both countries. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen