Expeditionary Combat Skills Training Course
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Tia Blackmon (left) and her military working dog, King, and Tech. Sgt. Marcellus Oliver prepare for the expeditionary combat skills training course here. The weekly course, which ends this month, prepares Airmen for deployment. Military working dogs are now part of the course to help provide a more realistic training experience. Airman Blackmon, Sergeant Oliver and King are with the 2nd Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen J. Otero)