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September 5, 2025: Patriot Day honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 victims who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and in a field in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. The national observance also recognizes the courage of the first responders and service members who served in the wake of the attacks.
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MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES, (August 12, 2025): Kolbe Bach, Minot Police Department officer, serves as a bite decoy for Pepino, 5th Security Forces Squadron (5SFS) military working dog, at Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Aug. 12, 2025. Minot Air Force Base’s 5SFS and the Minot PD conducted water confidence training for the dogs, getting them familiarized with chasing a target into water if necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kendra A. Ransum)
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (August 8, 2025): Denisz, a military working dog assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron, participates in a high-value individual transfer exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The HVI exercise provided an opportunity for military working dogs to train aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and in environments with running aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)
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NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (August 8, 2025): William Queen, diver, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) prepares to enter the water during a diving operation onboard Naval Station Norfolk. MARMC, a field activity under NAVSEA, provides surface ship maintenance, management and oversight of private sector maintenance and fleet technical assistance to ships in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Harrison Cox).
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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES (August 6,2025): Chief Petty Officer Lothar, a member of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East’s K-9 unit, waits for training to begin at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Lothar is one of 18 dogs across the country who specialize in the detection of explosives as part of MSRT’s counterterrorism mission. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills)