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Sergeant Shawn R. Edens (right) and Cpl. Braxton H. Rico (left) pose for a picture with Segal (middle) before the 2016 National Night Out begins outside of Lincoln Military Housing aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Aug. 2. The purpose of the event is to strengthen relationships between police forces and community partnerships while increasing public awareness of Quantico’s Security Battalion. Edens and Rico are assigned to Security Battalion aboard MCB Quantico. Segal is a German shepherd who was Edens’ last dog to handle, but is now Rico’s first.

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Marine Corps Cpl. Braxton H. Rico, left, and Sgt. Shawn R. Edens pose for a picture with Segal at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Aug. 2, 2016. Edens and Rico are assigned to Quantico’s security battalion. Segal is a German shepherd who was last handled by Edens and is now Rico’s first dog. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shaehmus Sawyer

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