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U.S. Air Force Joel Townsend assigned to 1st Cavalry Division and his dog, Atak, prepare to search for weapons caches in Qarghul, Iraq, on April 13, 2009.

U.S. Air Force Joel Townsend and his dog, Atak, prepare to search for weapons caches.

U.S. Air Force Joel Townsend assigned to 1st Cavalry Division and his dog, Atak, prepare to search for weapons caches in Qarghul, Iraq, on April 13, 2009.

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