 
Doggy Boot Camp
Teaching a dog to attack and release on command is paramount. Here, Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dalton, an evaluator, restrains one of the canine trainees before unleashing him upon Marine Sgt. Jason Law, a dog trainer, while Staff Sgt. Shawn Alexander observes. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
Rewarding a dog during obedience training can be a tricky bussiness. A lot of bite injuries occur when trainers put their hands close to a dog's mouth and lose situational awareness. The dogs tend to grab the first object they see with their teeth. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
dog handler student Army Sgt. "Stoney" Stone, fires a pistol, then lays it down so the dog can sniff it. Getting military working dogs used to the sound of gunfire is part of their training. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
Military working dog handlers learn which dogs are aggressive and confident and which ones are meek and skittish, and work with them accordingly. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
To get the dog's adrenaline flowing, Staff Sgt. Adolph Rodriguez acts as an aggressor. An average canine has 120 training days at Lackland AFB, Texas, to be certified for patrol or detection duties. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
Taking a dog through an obstacle course, Marine Sgt. Jason Law performs a crucial part of its discipline training. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
Like a missile launching toward its target, a military working dog attacks canine handler SSgt. Jeremy Toliver as part of his aggressor training. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Bird Busters!
Wildlife Services biological science technicians Jesse Townsend(left) and Matt Smith, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, prepare to fire pyotechnics to scare away geese and other birds that like to make the farming area around Vance AFB, Okla., their private "buffet." Dispersing the birds to other locations makes flying safer for aircraft such as the BE-20 (right) (Photo by 2nd Lt. James Justice)
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Bird Busters!
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
During an attack demonstration, Arthur. an 87-pound German shepherd and a military dog at Lackland AFB, TX takes down photojournalist Tech.Sgt. Matthew Hannen who finds himself on the wrong end of the camera. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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Doggy Boot Camp
During an attack demonstration, Arthur, an 87-pound German shepherd and a military working dog at Lackland AFB, Texas, takes down photojournalist Tech. Sgt. Matt Hannen (below), who finds himself on the wrong end of the camera. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 7/6/2007
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CV-22
Marshalling out an Osprey, Hall takes his duties as a CV-22 crew chief seriously and, like the rest of his maintenance unit, gives the performance and safety of the tiltrotor aircraft an enthusiastic thumbs up. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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CV-22
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Posted: 5/8/2007
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CV-22
Preparing for a training mission at Kirtland, Master Sgt. Jim Hessick, a CV-22 flight engineer for the 71st Special Operations Squadron, gives the tiltrotor aircraft a thorough look-over before takeoff. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)
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Posted: 5/8/2007
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