MWD hard at work
Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq -- Diego climbs an eight foot obstacle Nov. 1, 2008. Diego, a 6-year-old Belgium Malinois weighing 72 pounds, is the only military working dog at KRAB capable of this feat. Diego and his handler, Staff Sgt. Robert Starkweather are assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, K-9 Unit. They are both deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)