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Olivia, a military working dog, sleeps next to her trainer inside a U.S. Army Stryker after a morning of vehicle searches in Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2006, in support of a joint mission.

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Olivia, a military working dog, sleeps next to her trainer inside a U.S. Army Stryker after a morning of vehicle searches in Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2006, in support of a joint mission.

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