Frontline Photos: Jan. 8, 2015

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  • American military trainers show Iraqi soldiers how to use American weapons during a training session at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops, located 30 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad on January 7, 2015. American and allied soldiers are aiming to rapidly train thousands of Iraqi security personnel in the “bare minimum basics” needed to join the fight against militants who swept Baghdad’s troops aside. The first round of training is just getting underway at the massive Taji base complex north of Baghdad, one of five planned training sites. AFP PHOTO/ AHMAD AL-RUBAYEAHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
  • A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler fires flares over Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2014. The EA-6B is a mid-wing electronic warfare aircraft that can jam enemy air defense systems, radar, and father radio intelligence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/AFCENT/RELEASED)
  • Devin Turner, the son of U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner, right, salutes as he is presented with an American flag by Army Brig. Carl Alex, left, during a burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. According to the Defense Department, Sgt. Maj. Turner, 48, of Nanticoke, Md., died Nov. 24, 2014, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Headquarters, United States Army Garrison, Fort Drum, New York. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
  • A Department of Homeland Security helicopter flies over the El Paso VA and Beaumont Army Medical Center campus during the search for a gunman in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The El Paso Times, Victor Calzada)
  • South Korea’s Amry Special Warfare Command (SWC) soldiers aim their machine guns in a frozen river during a winter exercise in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. About 200 SWC soldiers participated in this routine two-week winter drill. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
  • Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, accompanied by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commanding general of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, after his meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
  • Medical personnel from the 1st Cavalry Division performed initial medical screenings on troops returning to Fort Hood, Texas, from West Africa. The 36th Engineer Brigade Soldiers returned early Jan. 7. The troops deployed to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance where they were responsible for the construction of treatment centers to help battle Ebola in the region. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Rodriguez, III Corps Public Affairs)
  • ROTA, Spain (Jan. 6, 2015) Line handlers assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, prepare to moor the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JSV-1). Spearhead is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant Wamack/Released) 150106-N-BS486-056 Join the conversation http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
  • Lance Cpl. Christian Christopoulos (back) and Cpl. Tyler Stampes fire an M110 semi-automatic sniper system in an improvised firing position during marksmanship/observer training at Range 22 Jan. 6. The Marines are with Special Reaction Team, Camp Foster Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Butler. Christopoulos is a Parker, Colo., native and Stampes is a Bakersfield, Calif., native. SRT is the military equivalent of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Released)
  • Florida Army National Guard specialist Michelle Dillon sings the National Anthem during the inauguration of Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Florida state capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. The inauguration took place in front of the Old Capitol. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)