EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Rin Tin, a military working dog, waits for the command to enter a tube during training Aug. 18. Military working dogs here provide anti-terrorism and security to the base as well as to deployed locations worldwide. Rin Tin's day usually begins at 4 a.m. with feeding and a seven-point checkup by his handler. Then comes grooming, a rub down, obedience training and a run through the confidence course before beginning the day on patrol. Rin Tin is a 7-year-old 98-pound German shepherd assigned to the 354th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)
ELLIS AIR FORCE Base, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Derek Donahey monitors his military working dog, Oran, as he jumps through a mock window at the working dog obstacle course here June 23. Sergeant Donahey and Oran are security forces members with the 99th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Kennemer)
ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- Ben leaps out of a security forces vehicle to apprehend a suspect during his training as a stand-off and non-lethal weapon here April 13. Ben is a military working dog with the 100th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stacia M. Willis)
MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Charque, a military working dog here, puts on his game face as he prepares to begin his shift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Debrosse)