KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Prince, from Fort Worth, Texas, searches the Kadena Passenger Terminal on Kadena Air Base with the assistance of military working dog, “Rita,” Feb. 4 as part of explosive detection training. During the training, dog handlers used military working dogs’ keen sense of smell to assist them with detecting odors of materials commonly used in explosives. The training ensured the Marines were proficient in handling and communicating with their military working dogs as they identified threats. Prince is a military working dog handler with th


KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Prince, from Fort Worth, Texas, searches the Kadena Passenger Terminal on Kadena Air Base with the assistance of military working dog, “Rita,” Feb. 4 as part of explosive detection training. During the training, dog handlers used military working dogs’ keen sense of smell to assist them with detecting odors of materials commonly used in explosives. The training ensured the Marines were proficient in handling and communicating with their military working dogs as they identified threats. Prince is a military working dog handler with the K-9 section of the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters & Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. ( Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) Marine Corps dog handlers rehearse explosive detection measures 150204-M-TA471-457


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