Servicemembers work 'out of the doghouse' at Joint Base Balad
Tech. Sgt. Jerome Vahalik IV pets Max, a military working dog, Aug. 28, 2009, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Max, a German shepherd, is trained to perform patrol and detection. Sergeant Vahalik is the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron kennel master. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)