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Not just horsing around
Staff Sgt. Bert Mantilla, 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation patrolman, brushes Military Working Horse "Trooper" before their ride Feb. 21, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Trooper is a 14 year old American quarter horse who entered active duty in 2010 and helps to patrol 99,600 acres of hard-to-reach areas on Vandenberg with his patrolman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)