U.S. Army Spc. Roxanne Cavezuela, 3rd Military Police Detachment military working dog handler, views her relationship with MWD Chek, a patrol explosives detector dog also assigned to the 3rd MP Det., as a partner and member of her family. Because of Chek’s deployment experience in Afghanistan, Cavezuela said he has already taught her critical lessons of what it means to be a "battle buddy." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)