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Old 07-06-2011 | 05:55 AM
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Thumbs up A sailors best friend .

Looks like Flipper found another job .

Meet the dolphins and sea lions who go to war with the U.S. Navy | Mail Online
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Old 07-08-2011 | 03:38 PM
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Old story for the Navy--hauled dolphin teams in the C-5 twenty years ago.

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Old 07-08-2011 | 06:56 PM
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Did it in the C-9 in the late '80s.
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Old 07-08-2011 | 11:57 PM
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Navy's marine mammal program has been around for decades. Pretty storied history if you dig into it.
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Old 07-09-2011 | 08:50 AM
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The old man and myself did a dolphin swim excursion in Australia years ago and it was nice, it,s something to remember and I would recommend it if you get a chance to do so.



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