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Tech. Sgt. Sinda sits with his handler.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sinda, a ten-year-old bomb detecting military working dog, sits with his handler U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Travis Hazelton as they wait for word to load up into vehicles in support of phase two of Operation Patriot Enforcement, a cordon and soft knock program in the neighborhood of Muhallah 904, Wehda, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 9, 2008. The mission is being conducted by the Iraq 3-8-2 National Police and U.S. Army soldiers from Apache Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.