Cpl. Lawrence O. Johnson II clears a building of explosive

Cpl. Lawrence O. Johnson II clears a building of explosive ordnance during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2017. Military working dogs are trained to detect airborne and ground scents indicating the presence of explosive ordnance. The dogs can be utilized to detect explosives in vehicles, open areas, enclosed spaces, cargo and buried underground. Johnson from Williamstown, New Jersey, is a patrol explosive detection dog handler with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Etheridge)