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U.S. Navy Lt. Sarita Ojha (right), a dentist with 1st Dental Detachment, Charlie Surgical Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), performs a root canal on a military working dog named Taker at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 1, 2010. Taker is a bomb sniffing dog with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.

Lt. Sarita Ojha performs a root canal on a military working dog named Taker.

U.S. Navy Lt. Sarita Ojha (right), a dentist with 1st Dental Detachment, Charlie Surgical Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), performs a root canal on a military working dog named Taker at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 1, 2010. Taker is a bomb sniffing dog with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.

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