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FORWARD OPERATING BASE LAGMAN, AFGHANISTAN

10.31.2012

Photo by Sgt. Lori Bilyou 

117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii)

Lando, an explosives sniffing canine with American K-9 Detection Services sits next to a construction vehicle to ‘alert’ his handler, Tommy Chellew, an AMK9 handler from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, during a training exercise held on Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2012. AMK9 explosives and narcotics dogs sit when they detect a scent they are trained for. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lori Bilyou)

• Date Taken: 10.31.2012
• Date Posted: 12.14.2012 08:26
• Photo ID: 801262
• VIRIN: 121031-A-BF245-231
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 7.58 MB
• Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE LAGMAN, AF
• Hometown: PORT ELIZABETH, ZA