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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A medium-size black-haired dog jumps in the air while biting the end of a small blue rope that a trainer is holding in a fenced-in area of a green lawn.

Working Dog

Faro, a military working dog assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron, completes training drills with a handler at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 14, 2026. Military working dogs support Air Force missions and daily law enforcement by working with their human counterparts to neutralize threats.

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