Dogs in the Deid after dark

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Pickens, a military working dog handler, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, runs his dog through another round of training, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on AUG 10, 2022. Pickens worked with his dog Gyozo, on different types of tasks and various conditioning exercises to keep skills and responses sharp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)

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Dogs in the Deid after dark

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Pickens, a military working dog handler with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, works with his dog MWD Gyozo at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on AUG 10, 2022. Gyozo was supposed to be taking a water break but he was too excited to get back to training on the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)

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Dogs in the Deid after dark

Military working dog handler, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Pickens of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, performs an evening detection patrol with his MWD around a building, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on AUG 10, 2022. Pickens has worked with five different MWD’s in his career and aspires to become a trainer someday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)

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Dogs in the Deid after dark

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Pickens, a military working dog handler with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, drives out to patrol a section of the base perimeter with his MWD, Aug. 10, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Pickens’ patrol helped ensure there were no detectable threats on the perimeter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)

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Dogs in the Deid after dark

Published Aug. 10, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Pickens, a military working dog handler with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, worked with his dog MWD Gyozo at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Aug. 10, 2022. Pickens has worked with five different MWD’s in his career and aspires to become a trainer someday.