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Staff Sgt. Kristen McKay, 18th Security Forces Squadron dog handler, holds back Military Working Dog Zina after she found a decoy in Area 1 July 27. Dog handlers are scheduled to train at the kennels every other week to maintain proficiency in all aspects of their duties as well as preparing them for operations down range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Zina, an 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, leaps over a hurdle of the obstacle course at the 18th SFS kennels July 27. MWDs must go through an average of 120 days of training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The course is broken down into patrol and detection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Zina, an 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, is released to apprehend a decoy during training at Area 1 July 27. The 18th SFS implements MWDs into their career field to help find drugs and bombs, scout out suspects if they have fled the crime scene and conduct building searches for individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Zina, an 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, is rewarded with a kong after correctly locating a training aid during training at Area 1 July 27. Military dogs must go through an average of 120 days of training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The course is broken down into patrol and detection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Tech. Sgt. Adolph Rodriguez Jr., 18th Security Forces Squadron trainer, wears a 10-pound bite suit and hides for training at Area 1 July 27. Rodriguez posed as a decoy for a Military Working Dog to locate as the suspect during a scout. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Zina, an 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, keeps an eye on a decoy during training at Area 1 July 27. Zina had just conducted an area scout, where an MWD will find a human who is hiding in an open field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Tech. Sgt. Adolph Rodriguez Jr., 18th Security Forces Squadron trainer, follows Military Working Dog Shara on a patrol during training at Area 1 July 27. Handlers must train regularly to maintain their certifications and also keep the dogs up to speed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Tico, an 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, waits for the command to crawl through a tunnel of the obstacle course during training at the 18th SFS kennels July 27. Dog handlers are scheduled to train at the kennels every other week to maintain proficiency in all aspects of their duties as well as preparing them for operations down range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Tech. Sgt. Adolph Rodriguez Jr., 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog trainer, works on MWD Tico’s bite while he wears a tactical suit at the Kadena Marina July 27. Dog handlers must first have the proper time in service and attend a Department of Defense MWD school to learn the proper techniques before being assigned a dog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Tech. Sgt. Joshua Giles, 18th Security Forces Squadron kennel master, holds back Military Working Dog Tico during training at the Kadena Marina July 27. Handlers must train regularly to maintain their certifications and also keep the dogs up to speed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Tico, an 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, holds on to a bite suit during training at the 18th SFS kennels July 27. MWDs must go through an average of 120 days of training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The course is broken down into patrol and detection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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CG Shitestsu Hirata, 18th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog kennel assistant, acts as a decoy for MWD Zina to work on her bite at the Kadena Marina July 27. The 18th SFS implements MWDs into their career field to help find drugs and bombs, scout out suspects if they have fled the crime scene and conduct building searches for individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

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Keeping a paw on the law

Published July 31, 2011

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