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    Jack-Jack bites back: Marines with the 31st MEU participate in bite drills [Image 1 of 6]

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    A military working dog (MWD) training demonstration is taking place indoors, likely on a military installation. A handler in MARPAT camouflage uniform controls the dog while a decoy wearing a padded bite suit allows the German Shepherd to bite the protective sleeve. Several uniformed Marines and civilians observe the exercise in the background.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    03.18.2020

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2020) Capt. George McArthur, a communication strategy and operations officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in bite drills with military working dog Jack-Jack aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU Team, is operating in the U.S 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger)

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    Date Taken: 03.18.2020
    Date Posted: 03.19.2020 08:59
    Photo ID: 6144019
    VIRIN: 200318-M-KL008-1001
    Resolution: 2279x3417
    Size: 5.12 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
    Web Views: 96
    Downloads: 5

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    A military working dog (MWD) training demonstration is taking place indoors, likely on a military installation. A handler in MARPAT camouflage uniform controls the dog while a decoy wearing a padded bite suit allows the German Shepherd to bite the protective sleeve. Several uniformed Marines and civilians observe the exercise in the background.
    A military working dog, appearing to be a German Shepherd, is interacting with personnel wearing USMC (United States Marine Corps) MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms and tan combat boots. One individual is wearing a padded bite sleeve/training sleeve, suggesting this is a military working dog training exercise. The dog is wearing a tactical harness and appears to be engaging with the bite sleeve.
    A young male military service member, wearing Marine Corps digital camouflage trousers and a heavily worn red/pink padded safety vest labeled 'Eurosport', is working in what appears to be a ship's hangar bay. He is handling tie-down chains used to secure aircraft. In the background, a military helicopter with partial markings 'VMM-2' is visible, chained to the deck.
    A military working dog, appearing to be a German Shepherd, is actively biting or engaging with a padded bite sleeve worn by a Marine in camouflage uniform. This appears to be a K9 training exercise taking place in what looks like a ship's hangar bay, with aircraft and military vehicles visible in the background. A second Marine in uniform observes and holds the dog's leash nearby.
    A military service member in camouflage uniform is wearing a padded bite sleeve/protection suit while a military working dog (appearing to be a German Shepherd) is engaged in a bite training exercise. The scene takes place inside what appears to be a naval vessel's hangar deck or aircraft carrier bay, indicated by the warning signage about aircraft and the industrial environment. This appears to be a military working dog (MWD) training or demonstration exercise.
    A military working dog handler in camouflage uniform is conducting a bite training exercise with a military working dog, likely a German Shepherd, in what appears to be a naval vessel hangar bay. The handler is wearing a protective bite sleeve on one arm while the dog engages in the training drill. Several other military personnel are visible in the background near aircraft and maintenance equipment.

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