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by SSgt Perry Aston

A Military Working Dog plays with Staff Sgt. Stephanie Pecovsky, 11 SFG MWD trainer, while taking a break during a ruck march Aug. 8, 2012, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The airmen are getting the MWD acclimated to walking long distances and still performing their duties, before they are deployed downrange.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/Released)

Photographer's Narrative

 

I was driving back from another shoot on base when I saw a group of military working dogs and their handlers ruck marching down the road. I caught up with them when they were taking a break and in this particular photo the MWD was trying to nibble the handler’s earrings