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Ron Wickbacher and his dog, Dawson, prepare to load onto a C-17 Globemaster III on their way to Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010, from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Wickbacher is a canine search specialist from California Task Force 2 and Dawson is a live-scent dog trained for humanitarian search and rescue.

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Ron Wickbacher and his dog, Dawson, prepare to load onto a C-17 Globemaster III on their way to Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010, from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Wickbacher is a canine search specialist from California Task Force 2 and Dawson is a live-scent dog trained for humanitarian search and rescue.

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