Dog-gone Demo
Posted in Marine dog teams, various k9 videos on Jul 28th, 2009
This video is from www.marines.mil
Honoring Police, Military, and Working Dogs Worldwide
Posted in Marine dog teams, various k9 videos on Jul 28th, 2009
This video is from www.marines.mil
Posted in Marine dog teams, Tribute Videos, military working dog handlers on Jul 12th, 2009
A Marine Corps Military Working Dog recently passed away. MWD Flapoor is one of our great military working dogs who was on the front lines with our Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom. His handler, Marine LCpl Brown, made this tribute video so we can all remember one of our beloved K9 heroes.
MWD Flapoor did two [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams on Jul 4th, 2009
MCB QUANTICO, Va. (June 18) — Santo, a military working dog stationed here at Quantico, was awarded a Navy Achievement Medal at a ceremony on June 18.The same traits that led to his success as a working dog, combined with the ravages of old age, led to the sad decision to euthanize the dog.
His aggressiveness [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams on Jun 5th, 2009
Story and Photos by Cpl. Nicole Lavine
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – The saying goes that a dog is a man’s best friend, but in the eyes of the Provost Marshal’s Office dog handlers here, military working dogs are considered fellow warriors. Therefore, Marines treat their military working dogs the way [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams on May 9th, 2009
5/8/2009 By
Pvt, Spencer M. Hardwick,
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — It’s always been said, although the originator of the phrase is unknown, that a dog is a man’s best friend.
Corporal James Duck knows the depth of such a statement; his job, better still, his life revolves around this four-legged [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams, Military stories, fallen handlers, military working dog handlers, various k9 videos on Apr 22nd, 2009
Here is a fantastic interview with fallen Marine Corps military working dog handler Cpl Dustin Lee’s parents. The Lee’s were allowed to adopt their son’s military working dog Lex after he gave the ultimate price while serving in Iraq, the first time a family of a fallen handler was allowed to adopt their surviving military working dog. [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams, military working dog handlers on Jan 4th, 2009
By Cindy Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Tuesday, January 6, 2009
All four paws have left the ground, but military working dog Rexo maintains his grip on Lance Cpl. Arnold Apel’s arm during aggression training at the Marine K-9 kennel on Kadena Air Base. Apel, 19, is a military working dog handler from Milmay, N.J.
KADENA AIR BASE, [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams, various k9 videos on Jan 2nd, 2009
Great video here about the Marine Corps k9 unit at the Kaneohe Marine Base.
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Posted in Marine dog teams, Military Working Dogs, Miscellaneous, fallen handlers, retired dogs, various k9 videos on Nov 26th, 2008
If you have not read or heard about the Marine military working dog handler Cpl Dustin Lee and his mwd Lex then check them out. Cpl Lee was killed in action during the War on Terror but his mwd Lex survived and has been adopted by Cpl Lee’s family. This is video of Lex in [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams on Aug 4th, 2008
Marine Mascot “Chesty” Retires
After 7 Years Active Duty, English Bulldog Steps Down For Younger Dog
(Dept of Defense)
(CBS) Nobody does pomp and circumstance like the Marines, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
Its silent drill team is precision personified. Imagine how much practice it takes to pull a ceremony off.
But here comes the real star of the show [...]