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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski and his military working dog, Tosca, secure an area during a patrol to a local village in Mizan district, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. Ratkowski is a Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski and his military working dog, Tosca, secure an area during a patrol to a local village in Mizan district, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. Ratkowski is a Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski and his military working dog, Tosca, secure an area during a patrol to a local village in Mizan district, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. Ratkowski is a Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.

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