Phoenix Warriors: K-9 teams train in helicopter operations
Staff Sgt. David McClain and his military working dog Bak, from the 43rd Security Forces Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and both students in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Training Course canine track, learn about loading and unloading aboard a Blackhawk helicopter July 8, 2008, on Fort Dix, N.J. The instruction was part of training for the course where military working dog teams learn to fly aboard helicopters. Phoenix Warrior is taught by the USAF EC's Expeditionary Operations School and 421st Combat Training Squadron preparing security forces for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)