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A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman and his military working dog, Pepe, search a compound for contraband items during Operation Southern Strike in Kandahar in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak province, June 6, 2012.

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A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman and his military working dog, Pepe, search a compound for contraband items during Operation Southern Strike in Kandahar in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak province, June 6, 2012.

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