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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Goedert and his military working dog, Jacob, find some shade during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Goedert is a military working dog handler.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Goedert and his military working dog, Jacob, find some shade during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Goedert is a military working dog handler.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Goedert and his military working dog, Jacob, find some shade during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Goedert is a military working dog handler.

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