SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Topa, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, drags Staff Sgt. Daniel De Leon, 374 SFS MWD trainer, from his hiding spot during a training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The boxes were used to test Topa's ability to react to apprehending a suspect with obstacles in the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Galbraith, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, helps Topa, 374 SFS MWD, get onto beds to get to a suspect during a training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The beds were used to test Topa's ability to react to apprehending a suspect with obstacles in the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Galbraith, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Topa, 374 SFS MWD, search an apartment building during a training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The MWDs use their sense of smell to help handlers track suspects in addition to identifying hazardous or illegal substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Galbraith, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Topa, 374 SFS MWD, search rooms in an apartment building during a training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The MWDs use their sense of smell to help handlers track suspects in addition to identifying hazardous or illegal substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Galbraith, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Topa, 374 SFS MWD, search through an apartment for a suspect during a building search training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The MWDs use their sense of smell to help handlers track suspects in addition to identifying hazardous or illegal substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Topa, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, bites a padded arm sleeve on Staff Sgt. Daniel De Leon, 374 SFS MWD trainer, during a training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The sleeve enables the dog to practice subduing suspects without endangering the handlers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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Topa, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, bites down a padded arm sleeve during a building search training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The sleeve enables the dog to practice subduing suspects without endangering the handlers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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SFS sniffs out suspects in training scenario

Published July 15, 2016
By Senior Airman David Owsianka
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs -- Topa, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, drags Staff Sgt. Daniel De Leon, 374 SFS MWD trainer, from his hiding spot during a training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2016. The boxes were used to test Topa's ability to react to apprehending a suspect with obstacles in the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)