Los Angeles native Cpl. Matthew Noel, a dog handler with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, sits with his bomb-sniffing dog, Sgt. Ringo. The two led the first three days of the Nawa Victory Walk searching for improvised explosive devices, alongside Afghan National Army soldiers from 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps. Victory in Nawa, the final chapter 111020-M-HB024-051

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