By Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher , 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs / Published January 15, 2009
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Military Working Dog, Kitti, awaits her root canal at the feet of her handler, Senior Airman Adam Belward, 822nd Security Forces Squadron, at an air base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 15. Kitti's operation required the collaboration of both an Air Force dentist and an Army veterinarian. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Army Pfc. Roderick Aldrich assists Army Capt. Elizabeth Williams, both from the 218th Medical Detachment, with the intubation of Kitti, Air Force military working dog, before her root canal at an air base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 15. This is the first time this procedure has been performed on a military working dog at the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Lieutenant Colonel Mark Henderson, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group dentist, drills a hole in the tooth of Kitti, Air Force military working dog, to perform a root canal with the assistance of Army Capt. Elizabeth Williams, 218th Medical Detachment veterinarian, at an air base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 15. The 386th EMDG and the 218th had to combine their resources and experience to make the operation a success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)