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- [Narrator] Meet Stoker.

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He looks like a security forces dog,

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but he actually helps fulfill the daily mission

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of Joint Based Charleston's Mental Health Clinic.

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- Mental Health is a place where you go

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when you want to enhance your performance.

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When you want to be more clear.

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When you wanna be sharper.

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When you wanna be a better version of yourself.

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That's what we're trying to disseminate

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and communicate to our beneficiaries.

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Stoker is one of our tools to send that message.

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The animal assisted activity program

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kicked off in 2013 and has been helping airmen ever since.

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- I think he's a game changer in a lot of ways.

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Myself and a couple of others,

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we like to go out and throw the ball,

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get some fresh air with him.

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(dog barking)

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- Added is getting the sense of what

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he's supposed to be doing here,

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which is primarily just saying hi to people

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and letting them pet him and stuff like that.

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Speak.
(dog barking)

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Good boy.

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- [Narrator] Sometimes animals can communicate

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with humans better than another human can.

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- Anyone who's an animal lover

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will benefit from the dog's presence.

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But even people who are not fond of animals

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will have a response.

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- [Narrator] Stoker is more than a waiting room greeter.

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He's available upon request

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to visit your office or to be a part

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of your next appointment.

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Reporting from Joint Based Charleston Airbase,

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I'm Senior Airmen, Kadija Slaughter.