 Soldiers on dismounted patrols now have someone who can smell danger coming. Meet Livy, one of the tactical explosive detection dogs, or TED, serving alongside soldiers of Combined Task Force 4-2. Dogs have their own types of personalities. She's a very obedient little cutie. It's kind of hard to deal obedience with her because she's such a little cutie. She's just like, ah, what's going on? Private first-class Franklin, Cena and Livy are one of 12 dog and handler teams serving with Combined Task Force 4-2 soldiers in Afghanistan. The soldiers had to say goodbye to their friends and family a little earlier than the rest of the brigade in order to attend their 9-week training course prior to their deployment, and then they met their dogs for the first time. There was a lot of challenges during the training, just because it's not like any other class, where, like, say the minehound or like a hide class or some other military class where it's a piece of machinery. Like, you can't just push a button to turn it on, and then it works, you know what I mean? Like, it takes a lot of time and practice and, like, dedication to be able to work a dog. This is actually Livy's third combat deployment, but now she is embarking on her very first mission with her new handler, Private First Class Cena. I'm excited. I'm really excited, because just the fact that I'm actually searching for real explosives this time, like, I'm pretty nervous. Just the fact that, you know, it could kill me. Even though the dangers around the team are very real, Private First Class Franklin Cena and Livy work together to make sure everyone comes home safe. For Combined Task Force 4-2, in Pangeway District, Southern Afghanistan, I'm Army Sergeant Kyle Burns.