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180112-M-IL801-020.JPG - A military dog handler lifts his canine out of a zodiac and onto a U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter in a simulated boat raid during U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command’s multi-purpose canine handler training in Key West, Fla., Jan. 12, 2018. Dog handlers drilled on advanced insertion techniques and mission profiles during the final phase of their 16-week training pipeline, leading to their certification as special operations multi-purpose canine handlers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)
171201-M-IL801-046.JPG - A multi-purpose canine handler with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, controls a laceration on a realistic canine mannequin during MPC medical training at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 1, 2017. During this training, MPC handlers practice applying canine medical aid on the new “robot dog” for the first time, which is in its final stages of testing and development. (Photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)