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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Scott Brown loads Knight, a dog trained to detect improvised explosive devices, into a kennel before a training session on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. Brown, a kennel supervisor, is assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion.

KNIGHT TIME

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Scott Brown loads Knight, a dog trained to detect improvised explosive devices, into a kennel before a training session on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. Brown, a kennel supervisor, is assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion.

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