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MIA Bomb-Sniffing Dog Survives Fourteen Months Behind Enemy
Lines
Source: ISAF
Australian Special Forces Explosive Detection Dog Sarbi
has been found alive and well almost fourteen months after going
missing in action in Afghanistan. The dog ran away
during an ambush and was found by a US Soldier who knew the dog
was missing. Sarbi has been reunited with her unit. (Photos courtesy Australian Government Department of Defence)
PHOTOS
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Sarbi on the flightline at Tarin Kowt after her return following
veterinary checks in Kandahar.
2. Sarbi on the flightline at Tarin Kowt.
3. Sabi the
Explosive Detection Dog and her handler David, from the
Reconstruction Task Force, take a rest in the shade after a long
day's work in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
4. A welcome
bath - undoubtedly the first in over twelve months - moments
after Sarbi's return to the Australian Special Forces compound
near Tarin Kowt. |
Marine Finds Innovative Ways to Exercise in Combat Zone
Story
by Lance Cpl. Walter Marino, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st
Marine Division Public Affairs
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Suspended off the side of a
towering vehicle by cargo netting, 1st Lt. William R. Goodwin,
the executive officer for Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat
Engineer Battalion, pushes himself up for one more repetition.
Goodwin built a fitness tool using duck tape, cargo netting and
ratchet straps, to perform multiple exercises off the side of a
vehicle, aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Goodwin proves six days a week that when it comes to working
out, just about anything can be used to exercise. Sand bags,
6-by-6 inch wooden logs, and ammo cans filled with dirt and
rocks are just some of the make shift equipment used in his
workout routine.
"I use sand bags for my triceps workouts, ammo cans for one-arm
rows, and wooden logs for my bicep training," said Goodwin, 24,
from Stanley, N.C.
Previously deployed to Iraq, Goodwin is no stranger to adapting
to his environment.
"A lot of people say when you get to a forward operating base,
there's nowhere to workout," Goodwin said. "But you can use
anything to workout, an MRE (Meal-Ready-to-Eat) box, or
sandbags. You just have to use your imagination."
The benefits of exercise are as plentiful as the massive
variations of workouts. Daily exercise helps with depression,
high blood pressure and diabetes. For Goodwin, exercise is his
way to reduce the stressors of a combat zone and a way to find
focus.
"It's a stress relief. That's why it's important in combat,"
Goodwin said. "I just put my headphones in and I forget about my
stresses. After I workout, I find I can always focus better. We
need this out here with the rigors of combat."
According to Goodwin, nutrition is a key part of fitness too
often overlooked.
"If you don't eat right your body can't grow," Goodwin said.
"It's amazing how good nutrition makes you feel. A lot of people
skip breakfast, but that's bad. Breakfast jump starts your
metabolism. I'm not talking about Pop Tarts though. I'm talking
about some protein found in eggs and meat."
In the Marine Corps, a commonly used quote is, "complacency
kills." It's a reminder that consistent improvement is direly
important. For Goodwin, complacency isn't a factor.
"Every time you walk by a pull-up bar you should do five pull
ups. In a little while, you'll be surprised in how many you can
do," Goodwin said. "One of my prouder moments was when I got a
300 on my physical fitness test. For me there's no reason why a
Marine shouldn't get a good score. My average PFT is around a
285, but now that I've gotten a 300 PFT. "My goal is to get a
300 every time."
Every year Marines have a physical fitness test consisting of a
max set of 20 pull-ups, 100 crunches and a three-mile-run. Each
pull-up is worth five points, each sit-up is worth one point,
and a run time under 18 minutes is worth 100 points. All
together, a perfect score is 300.
"If you practice fitness you'll be able to focus better. People
get caught up with work, but you should always make time for
(physical training)," said Goodwin, a North Carolina State
University graduate. "That's what makes us different from the
other services." |
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MIA
Bomb-Sniffing Dog Survives Fourteen Months Behind Enemy
Lines
