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    Dog Handlers Prepare for Afghanistan [Image 7 of 8]

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    Dog Handlers Prepare for Afghanistan

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.13.2010

    Photo by Cpl. John McCall 

    1st Marine Division

    Lance Cpl. Chance Mixon, 26, a dog handler from Bridgeport, Texas, uses hand signals to direct his improvised explosive device detection dog to begin searching for a training aid containing homemade explosive residue during Enhanced Mojave Viper. Dog handlers with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion participated in a three-day training exercise, putting their dogs in different situations and environments to help prepare them for a deployment to Afghanistan. Enhanced Mojave Viper is the Marine Corps’ desert warfare training program used to prepare Marines for tours in Afghanistan.

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    Date Taken: 08.13.2010
    Date Posted: 08.20.2010 21:26
    Photo ID: 311089
    VIRIN: 100813-M-5160M-081
    Resolution: 2544x1696
    Size: 802.05 KB
    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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