Senior Airman Angela Jones, an Air Force military working dog handler, comforts her dog Chester inside an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as Sgt. Michael Downs, a crew chief with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Company, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares the aircraft during a familiarization exercise for the dogs on Jan. 10, 2014, somewhere in southwest Asia. The working dogs can be transported by helicopter quickly and efficiently to wherever they're needed once they become comfortable with the aircraft. The 42nd CAB, New York Army National Guard, is currently deplo

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Senior Airman Angela Jones, an Air Force military working dog handler, comforts her dog Chester inside an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as Sgt. Michael Downs, a crew chief with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Company, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares the aircraft during a familiarization exercise for the dogs on Jan. 10, 2014, somewhere in southwest Asia. The working dogs can be transported by helicopter quickly and efficiently to wherever they're needed once they become comfortable with the aircraft. The 42nd CAB, New York Army National Guard, is currently deployed overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. ( Army National Guard photo by 1Lt. Jean Marie Kratzer/Released)

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