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The FBI Jacksonville Division recently hosted training for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) K-9 program to help the bomb-sniffing dogs hone their skills at detecting hydrogen peroxide explosives by scent. Above, a JSO K-9 carries his reward stick during a celebratory run with his trainer after discovering an explosive sample planted on a vehicle. For more information, see http://www.fbi.gov/jacksonville/news-and-outreach/stories/k-9-explosives-detection-training

January marked the 30th anniversary of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team (HRT)—federal law enforcement’s only full-time counterterrorism unit—a highly trained group of special agents often called upon during the toughest times. Above, an HRT operator takes a position during a training exercise. Operators are expert marksmen, proficient in close-quarter fighting, and have the tactical ability to breach fortified strongholds and launch assaults with speed, precision, and—if necessary—deadly force. For more information, including part 1 in a series of stories, more photos, and video, see: http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/february/the-hostage-rescue-team-30-years-of-service

The FBI, the Dale County Sheriff’s Office, and the Alabama Department of Public Safety have released four high-resolution photographs of the hostage-standoff scene in Midland, Alabama, where Jimmy Dykes held a 5-year-old boy captive for nearly a week. The above photo shows the pipe that FBI agents and Dale County negotiators used to communicate with Dykes. On February 4, law enforcement ultimately entered the bunker and the child was rescued. View the images at http://www.fbi.gov/news/news_blog/photos-of-alabama-bunker-exterior-released

Mia, an FBI bloodhound whose job is to do what she does best—follow scent trails—and her handler, known in the FBI as a forensic canine operations specialist, head home after a long day’s work. Mia works in the FBI Laboratory’s Evidence Response Team Unit as a human scent evidence canine. After training and certification—a process that can take two to three years—dogs like Mia can help point investigators in the right direction when time and resources may be in limited supply. Their efforts may later be scrutinized in the courtroom, which is one of the reasons why the FBI promotes the highest standards when scent dogs are used in investigations. For more information on our scent dog program, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2010/december/scent_122310/scent_122310

On January 8, Director Mueller traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to accept the Tuss McLaughry Award from the American Football Coaches Association. The award, established in 1964, is the organization’s highest honor and is presented to distinguished Americans in recognition of outstanding service to others. Above, Director Mueller poses with members of the band Rascal Flatts, who performed at the ceremony. For more information, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/news_blog/director-receives-award-from-american-football-coaches-association

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People
	Director Robert S. Mueller, III		Director Louis J. Freeh (1993-2001)		Director William S. Sessions (1987-1993)
	Director William H. Webster (1978-1987)		Director Clarence M. Kelley (1973-1978)		Director J. Edgar Hoover (1924-1972)
	FBI agent in class		New agent training		Evidence Response Team
	FBI agent		FBI analyst		FBI SWAT team member

Places
	FBI Headquarters		FBI Headquarters at night		Washington Field Office
	FBI Academy		FBI Laboratory		Criminal Justice Information Services

Equipment and Canines
	Hostage Rescue Team rappelling from helicopter		Bomb containment vessel		Bomb technicians vehicle
	Evidence Response Team vehicle		Dive Team boat		Mobile Command Center vehicle
	Gear from the bomb tech vehicle		Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle		FBI K9

History
	Bonnie and Clyde		John Dillinger		FBI agent, 1939
	Fingerprint examiners		Firearms practice, 1936		Lester M. Gillis, aka “Baby Face” Nelson
	Fingerprint workers at Federal Armory during WWII		FBI Laboratory scientist		Target practice, 1930s

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