The Dogs of War: Photos of Canines in Combat

The Dogs of War: Canines in Combat
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Marjah, Afghanistan, 2010
A U.S. Marine waits for the arrival of an antiexplosives squad after a roadside bomb was discovered by his sniffer dog. The stop led to the detention of an Afghan man near the site with a scratch map and a mobile-phone number written on his hand.

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