U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michelle Hooper interacts with Badger during a performance for the 438th Medical Detachment veterinary service on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2012.

Hooper, a musician, is assigned to "Total Force," the U.S. Air Forces Central Band, which played at several work centers on the base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder