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Chew Toy?

Staff Sgt. Timothy Roberts (left), a USFOR-A military working dog handler here at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, pulls a MWD, Gaskon, off of Staff Sgt. Joshua Hoffman (right), another MWD dog handler in a bite suit, May 25, 2012. Hoffman donned the suit to protect himself from harm during this building search exercise designed to hone the MWDs search skills when apprehending fleeing suspects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Skinkle)

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Come out!

Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, a USFOR-A military working dog handler here at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, notifies the person inside of the building to come out or he will send in the MWD, Gaskon, May 25, 2012. This building search exercise is designed to hone the MWDs search skills when apprehending fleeing suspects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Skinkle)

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Searchin' high and low

Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, a USFOR-A military working dog handler here at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, observes how his MWD, Gaskon, searches the hallways to find another MWD handler inside the building, May 25, 2012. This building search exercise is designed to hone the MWDs search skills when apprehending fleeing suspects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Skinkle)

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Better than tennis balls

Published May 30, 2012