David Sheffer, a dog trainer with Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind., leads Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab and tactical explosives detector dog, as she sniffs out a sack of explosives residue hidden under a traffic cone, June 14, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., during a demonstration of Coba's abilities for 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers, role-players and government civilians. Sheffer spent 10 days - from June 5 to 15 - escorting Coba to various companies and platoons across the brigade, which will soon select 25 handlers for training to lead a si
David Sheffer, a dog trainer with Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind., leads Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab and tactical explosives detector dog, as she sniffs out a sack of explosives residue hidden under a traffic cone, June 14, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., during a demonstration of Coba's abilities for 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers, role-players and government civilians. Sheffer spent 10 days - from June 5 to 15 - escorting Coba to various companies and platoons across the brigade, which will soon select 25 handlers for training to lead a similar dog in Afghanistan when they deploy later this fall. Furry force multipliers a big hit at NTC 120614-A-KH311-046
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