Staff Sgt. Christopher Hotine, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, talks to his military working dog VVass to reassure him as he enters his kennel prior to their medical evacuation July 18, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, via a C-17 Globemaster III to receive advanced veterinary care in Germany. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Enroute Patient Staging Facility hosted MWD VVass, Hotine, and several other patients before their flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)