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Narrator: Events like the Boston Marathon
Bombing as well as the

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recent attacks in Brussels, demonstrates
the realistic nature

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the explosive threat poses to the United States.
The explosive detection K-9 is the

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the best most versatile mobile explosive detection
tool we have protecting

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the homeland from the explosive threat.

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Don Roberts: The mission of the DHS S&T
Canine program is to provide the tools

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techniques and knowledge to better
understand, train and utilize the Explosive

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Detection Canine teams. Our customers
are the Federal and State and Local

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end users of the Explosive Detection Canine
teams throughout the Homeland Security

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enterprise. One such partnership has been with
the University of Maryland Police Department.

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David Mitchell: On game days we're one of
the largest cities in the state of Maryland.

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At our football field over sixty-thousand
patrons. We you amass thousands of

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people, its really a unique challenge.
So obviously, we realize

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that we could be an attractive target.
The question then is, what do we have

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that can close the gap between the threat
and our response capability.

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Don Roberts: One initiative we're taking on,
is to understand the strengths and

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limits of the canine specially trained
at detecting person born

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improvised explosive devices being
carried in by people either on their

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on their person or in bags. We've entered
into a partnership in the

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National Capitol Region where
we're starting parametric testing

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meaning we're varying amounts and
types, and placements

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of these explosives, varying the amounts
of crowd throughput. Trying to

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get some statistical significant data
on just how good they are.

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David Mitchell: These dogs are incredibility
high trained

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in a very unique way. In addition to
traditional bomb work, where they

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would go in and clear a classroom or
a venue, they also work the

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crowd. So as people walk by, you're
giving a wake of air and the dogs are

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scenting that. And they're going to
pick up on any ingredient that is used

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for the making of some type of
explosive device.

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Narrator: The program also
has project to develop non-hazardous

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canine training aids for the Homeland
Security enterprise.

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Don Roberts: The problem is, this is a
sensitive explosive its difficult to train

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with. These guys aren't getting the
frequency of training that we feel

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might be necessary to stay proficient.
The TSA National Explosive Detection

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Canine Team program is our main
Federal customer. One of their main

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priorities was this non-hazardous canine
training aid for this certain

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homemade explosive class. It was a challenge
out to our expertise our chemistry

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experts to see if they could design
a product like this.

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Dr. Trang Vu: The peroxide training aids,
there is a great need for it

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in the canine community. But the key is
even if we can detect those compounds

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if the dogs don't respond to it
out in the field than the training aids that we're

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trying to develop is not going to work
very well.

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Don Roberts: This product being
non-hazardous allows them to train

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and test in the operational scenario.
Meaning they can go out and

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put in luggage or put it in vehicles or,
bring to an airport which they currently

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couldn't do with these homemade explosives.

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David Mitchell: DHS S&T is very unique, its
one stop shopping you

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can test the training that these dogs
have undergone and scientifically

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certify that this training works, and
its worth the cost. This is the best

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technology available today. And we are so
fortunate to have this technology

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here being tested at the
University of Maryland College Park.