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Cpl. Jeremiah Gerber of the Military Working Dog Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, leads his drug detection dog, “Rocky,” as he detects a hidden target buried underneath their current position during a training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015. Exercises like this are designed to help military working dogs familiarize themselves with the scent of potentially harmful substances that they may have to track in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Robert Bliss/Released) - Cpl. Jeremiah Gerber of the Military Working Dog Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, leads his drug detection dog, “Rocky,” as he detects a hidden target buried underneath their current position during a training exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015. Exercises like this are designed to help military working dogs familiarize themselves with the scent of potentially harmful substances that they may have to track in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Robert Bliss/Released)

Sgt. Jeffrey A. Whalen, a counter-improvised explosive device course instructor with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, teaches Afghan National Army soldiers about commonly found explosives during the Counter-IED Course held at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 15.::r::::n:: - Sgt. Jeffrey A. Whalen, a counter-improvised explosive device course instructor with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, teaches Afghan National Army soldiers about commonly found explosives during the Counter-IED Course held at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 15.::r::::n::