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Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, sits for a photo while waiting to complete a practice sweep with MWD Lenox the passenger terminal on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handler, sits for a photo while waiting to complete a practice sweep with MWD Lenox the passenger terminal on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Military working dog Lenox waits to do a practice sweep at the passenger terminal at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. The military working dog section supports approximately 210 distinguished visitor missions and more than 720 perimeter sweeps per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Military working dog Lenox waits to do a practice sweep at the passenger terminal at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. The military working dog section supports approximately 210 distinguished visitor missions and more than 720 perimeter sweeps per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, holds the leash of MWD Lenox at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handler, holds the leash of MWD Lenox at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, does a practice sweep at the passenger terminal with MWD Lenox at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. The military working dog section supports approximately 210 distinguished visitor missions and more than 720 perimeter sweeps per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Military working dogs support JBA DV's

Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handler, does a practice sweep at the passenger terminal with MWD Lenox at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. The military working dog section supports approximately 210 distinguished visitor missions and more than 720 perimeter sweeps per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, stands for a photo with MWD Lenox at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see and keeping aircraft safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Military working dogs support JBA DV's

Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handler, stands for a photo with MWD Lenox at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see and keeping aircraft safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

Military working dog Lenox waits inside a security forces vehicle to do a practice sweep at the passenger terminal at Joint Base Andrews, Dec.8, 2016. The military working dog section supports missions for several distinguished visitors, both foreign and domestic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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Military working dog Lenox waits inside a security forces vehicle to do a practice sweep at the passenger terminal at Joint Base Andrews, Dec.8, 2016. The military working dog section supports missions for several distinguished visitors, both foreign and domestic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Staff Sgt. Derek Scrivener, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handler, sits for a photo while waiting to complete a practice sweep with MWD Lenox the passenger terminal on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 8, 2016. MWD’s work as force multipliers, using their senses in low-visibility situations to acknowledge things a handler might not see. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)

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