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Staff Sgt. Kathelene Mercado, now a Reservist with the 446th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, served six years on active duty, much of it has a K-9 handler. Her dog Bartja is now retired and will join Mercado here in Washington once she returns from duty in Kuwait. (Courtesy photo)


Mercado and Bartja

Staff Sgt. Kathelene Mercado, now a Reservist with the 446th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, served six years on active duty, much of it has a K-9 handler. Her dog Bartja is now retired and will join Mercado here in Washington once she returns from duty in Kuwait. (Courtesy photo)

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Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing practice both tactical entry into a room and response to an invader as part of expeditionary active shooter training taught by the 446th Security Forces Squadron Jan. 10, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)
Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing practice both tactical entry into a room and response to an invader as part of expeditionary active shooter training taught by the 446th Security Forces Squadron Jan. 10, 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)
Master Sgt. Michael Pate, 446th Security Force Squadron, speaks to 446th Airlift Wing Reservists about tactical movements while searching for an active shooter as part of expeditionary active shooter training Jan. 10, 2016. The primary focus of the course was teaching the Airmen how to appropriately respond to a threat. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)
Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, practices tactical formation as he enters a room carrying a mock rifle Jan. 10, 2016, at Hangar 12. This training is part of the hands-on portion of an expeditionary active shooter response course. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle pulls her bike out of the rack to begin the 40-kilometer cycling leg of the women's triathlon in Pohang, South Korea, during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned a bronze medal in the women's senior division. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Justine Emge (right) and Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle race the 40-kilometer cycling leg of the women's triathlon in downtown Pohang, South Korea during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned bronze for the USA with an overall time of two hours, 15 minutes and 27.69 seconds in the triathlon. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle crosses the finish line of the women's triathlon in downtown Pohang, South Korea, during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned bronze for the USA in the seniors division with an overall time of two hours, 15 minutes and 27.69 seconds. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
Women battle the surf in Pohang harbor at start of the CISM World Games triathlon Oct. 10, 2015, in Pohang, South Korea. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Judith Coyle, 728th Airlift Squadron pilot out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, runs the last leg of the women's triathlon in downtown Pohang, South Korea, during the CISM World Games Oct. 10, 2015. Coyle earned bronze for the USA with an overall time of two hours, 15 minutes and 27.69 seconds in the triathlon. (U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick)
The remaining Expert Field Medic Badge candidates from platoon two march through the woods during the EFMB test at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 26, 2015. In June 1965, the U.S. Army expanded its awards program by implementing the EFMB for combat medics who do not see battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Lt. Col. Erin Hutchinson, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge candidate, plots points on a map under a tarp during the rain while being restricted to only using a red light flashlight before the night land navigation test during the EFMB course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015. Every year airmen and soldiers attempt to pass the EFMB course where less than 20 percent of all candidates leave successful. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)
Capt. Ryan Garabrandt, 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Expert Field Medic Badge candidate, provides medical care to an injured simulated patient during the EFMBvcourse while a cadre grades him at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015. In June 1965, the U.S. Army expanded its awards program by implementing the EFMB for combat medics who do not see battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan/Released)