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Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, center, braces for Arko’s attack while fending off Rex with his other arm during a military working dog demonstration for Eglin Elementary School students at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 17, 2016. Hardy is assigned to the 96th Security Forces Squadron. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Bracing for Attack

Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Hardy, center, braces for Arko’s attack while fending off Rex with his other arm during a military working dog demonstration for Eglin Elementary School students at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 17, 2016. Hardy is assigned to the 96th Security Forces Squadron. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

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