Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., relaxes before his dental operation on Sept. 28, 2011, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Arno is awaiting an extraction of one of his upper canine teeth due to a training accident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
Capt. Morgan Mander, Army veterinarian, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., checks the vitals of Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot AFB on Sept. 28, 2011, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Captain Mander commutes once a month from Minot to Grand Forks to help privately owned dogs and the base K-9 Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Bennett)
Staff Sgt. Casey Bennett, 5th Security Forces K-9 handler, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., comforts Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th SFS explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot AFB on Sept. 28, 2011, on Grand Forks Air Force base, N.D. Sergeant Bennett has been the handler of Arno for the past two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
Tech. Sgt Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., sits as he is prepped for his dental surgery on Sept. 28 at Grand Forks Air Force Base. Arno is awaiting an extraction of an upper canine tooth that broke during a training accident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Jepsen, veterinarian technician, secures the mouth of Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., prior to surgery Sept. 28, 2011, on Grand Forks Air Force, N.D. Arno is awaiting an extraction of an upper canine tooth that he broke during a training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
Capt. Morgan Mander, Army veterinarian, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., checks the vitals of Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot AFB prior to surgery Sept. 28, 2011, on Grand Forks Air Force Base. Captain Mander commutes once a month to Grand Forks from Minot to help privately owned dogs and the base K-9 Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
Capt. Matthew Moberg, 319th Medical Group dentist, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., points out the upper canine tooth that was extracted from Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot Air Force Base. Captain Moberg assisted Army veterinarian Capt. Morgan Mander, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during Arno’s dental operation at Grand Forks AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
(Left to right) Capt. Morgan Mander, Army veterinarian, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and Capt. Matthew Moberg, 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., begin the surgery on Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot AFB on September 28,2011. Arno had an upper canine tooth extracted during the surgery at Grand Forks AFB due to a training accident at his base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)
Tech. Sgt. Arno, 5th Security Forces Squadron explosive ordnance detector K-9 from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., sleeps before his dental operation on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Arno had his upper canine tooth extracted similar to the one displayed above. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber E. Bennett)