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Frontline Photos: March 13, 2022
Taking off for training, paratroopers loading up for deployment, resting in the sunshine and more in this week’s frontline photos.
Coast Guard: 4 hurt in Boston Harbor ferry accident
The investigation continues into the cause of the mishap.
Iraq takes security measures following mysterious blasts
Iraq on Thursday banned unauthorized flights and ordered all military camps and munitions warehouses to be moved outside Iraqi cities following a massive explosion at a munitions depot southwest of Baghdad that killed one civilian and wounded 13 earlier this week.
Dutch F-16 makes emergency landing after plane shoots itself
Sometimes, even inanimate objects will do anything to get out of training.
By Jon Simkins
How the armed forces inadvertently helped to decimate, then save, the osprey (feathery kind)
Along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, nearly 20,000 Ospreys now arrive to nest each spring — the largest concentration of breeding pairs in the world. Two-thirds of them nest on buoys and channel markers maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, who have become de facto Osprey guardians.
By Alan Poole, Cornell University
First female Viper demo team pilot relieved of command after two weeks
The commander of the 20th Fighter Wing relieved Capt. Zoe Kotnik due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead, Air Combat Command said.
Coast Guard cadets will get closer to space with satellites
Coast Guard Academy cadets soon will be able to communicate with satellites in space from classrooms on campus.
By Julia Bergman, The (New London, Conn.) Day via the AP
Air Force Academy’s falcon mascot improving after injury at West Point
An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during a prank Saturday before the annual rivalry football game between the service academies is back home and showing signs of improvement.
Midshipmen look to rebound against Air Force
This is for a leg up to capture the coveted Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which goes annually to the academy with the best record in the round-robin competition.
F-16 demonstration pilot uses cockpit camera during air show — and the result is stunning
Maj. John 'Rain' Waters provided some compelling footage from a recent demonstration flight in Wisconsin.
By Jon Simkins