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U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. William Ahern, left, and Adam Cook and his military dog, Falco, approach Afghan villagers during a patrol in Mohammad Abad village in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, July 23, 2013. Ahern, a radio operator, is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team 9, and Cook, a dog handler, and Falco are assigned to the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. William Ahern, left, and Adam Cook and his military dog, Falco, approach Afghan villagers during a patrol in Mohammad Abad village in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, July 23, 2013. Ahern, a radio operator, is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team 9, and Cook, a dog handler, and Falco are assigned to the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. William Ahern, left, and Adam Cook and his military dog, Falco, approach Afghan villagers during a patrol in Mohammad Abad village in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, July 23, 2013. Ahern, a radio operator, is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team 9, and Cook, a dog handler, and Falco are assigned to the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion.

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