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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Branch inspects traffic with his partner, Nemo, in Ghazaliya, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2008. Branch, assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron, and fellow soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 5th Cavalry Regiment team up with two U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog teams to search cars at Iraqi army check points.

NEMO'S MISSION

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Branch inspects traffic with his partner, Nemo, in Ghazaliya, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2008. Branch, assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron, and fellow soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 5th Cavalry Regiment team up with two U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog teams to search cars at Iraqi army check points.

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