Image Gallery 2009
31 August 2009
When a dog is truly a man’s best friend
Members of MRTF2 stepped up operations during the Afghan Election, giving people the chance to have their say in the future of their country. With a persistent coalition presence in Uruzgan Province, insurgents didn’t carry out their threat of deadly attacks to intimidate voters on the important day.
| 20090816adf8239716_043 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2), Combat Engineer Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) handler Sapper Stuart Conlin and his dog "Solo," check a local Afghan car whilst conducting vehicle check points (VCPs), along the road leading into Sarab prior to the Afghanistan Election. (Date taken: 16 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090816adf8239716_094 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2), Combat Engineer Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) handler Sapper Stuart Conlin and his dog "Solo," interact with a member of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), who is intriqued by "Solo" - not ever having seen a labrador before. (Date taken: 16 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090819adf8239716_081 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2), Combat Engineer Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) handler Sapper Stuart Conlin and his dog "Solo," on patrol in Sarab, Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090819adf8239716_121 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2), Combat Engineer Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) handler Sapper Stuart Conlin, gives his mate "Solo" a well earned rest and a pat for another job well done after a patrol in Sarab, Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090819adf8239716_206 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2), Combat Engineer Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) "Solo," sporting his specially made dust and frag protection sunglasses. (Date taken: 19 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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