Dasty sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse
Dasty sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse after a day of training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015. The handlers and the dogs do everything together to help build a strong relationship. ... More
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse carries his dog Dasty at the
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse carries his dog Dasty at the end of a conditioning hike through the woods on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015. Carrying the dogs strengthens the handler’s ability to take ... More
Eespn training - A man is playing with a dog in a field
Tech. Sgt. Shawn Rankins and military working dog Eespn, 82nd Security Forces Squadron, demonstrate aggression training Aug. 4, 2015, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Aggression training keeps the working dog... More
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse, a working dog handler, pets
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse, a working dog handler, pets his dog Dasty at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2015. Hesse joined the Marine Corps in 2013, and has been working with his partner Dasty, a six-year-... More
Dasty, left, sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald
Dasty, left, sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse after a day of training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015. The team completed a conditioning hike to acclimatize to the Okinawa heat and h... More
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse helps another dog handler train
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse helps another dog handler train his dog on aggression skills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2015. Aggression skills teach the dogs to watch and protect their handlers at all t... More
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse cleans out the dogs' food bowls
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse cleans out the dogs' food bowls after feeding them for the last time before they depart Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015. Being a dog handler is an all day, every day job;... More