Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: Summer Postcard Series: How Navy SEALs roll onto the beach...

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Friday, August 17, 2012 - 6:38 AM Share

By Rebecca Frankel Best

Defense Chief Canine Correspondent

Can you spot the war dog...?

Navy SEALs demonstrate the Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rig during a capabilities exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story during the 43rd annual Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) East Coast Reunion on July 21 on Virginia Beach, VA. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise."

Rebecca Frankel, on leave from her FP desk, is currently writing a book about military working dogs, to be published by Free Press.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Harding/Released

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Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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