Posted in Army Dog teams on Jun 12th, 2009
30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team
Story and Photos by Capt. Richard Scoggins
BAGHDAD — The four-legged Soldiers of Forward Operating Base Falcon’s military police K-9 section working with the 30th “Old Hickory” Heavy Brigade Combat Team, are making a name for themselves by patrolling for explosives and conducting combat tracking.
The section is led by Staff Sgt. Christopher [...]
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Horseheads grad trains Army dogs
U.S. Army Spec. Gregory Corsi must have nerves made of steel because he allows 80-pound snarling dogs to lunge at him and makes sure they get a good bite.
Gregory, a 2004 Horseheads High School graduate, is a student military working dog handler with the 341st Training Squadron, wrote U.S. Air Force [...]
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Posted in Army Dog teams on May 11th, 2009
By DawnDee Bostwick
Waynesville Daily Guide
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. – The military has used animals in combat for years. From geese, to canines to dolphins, animals of all sizes and habitats have found a new purpose in helping defend the country.
The Engineer Canine Company at Fort Leonard Wood is no exception to this rule. Though they’re [...]
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Posted in Army Dog teams, Working Dog News on Apr 19th, 2009
By Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd HBCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq – The 351st Military Police Company, deployed under Task Force Greywolf, 25th Infantry Division, coordinated for 2nd Battalion, 6th Brigade., 2nd Iraqi Army Division soldiers to participate in a military working dog demonstration, April 6, at Combat Outpost Spear Base [...]
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Posted in Army Dog teams, fallen dogs on Apr 19th, 2009
By: Spc. Howard Alperin, MND-B PAO.
BAGHDAD – Military working dog teams from throughout Victory Base Complex came out April 13 for a ceremony at the division chapel to honor one of their own. Kevin, a military working dog, passed away due to complications from cancer. His death was unexpected and left the other half of [...]
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Posted in Army Dog teams on Apr 19th, 2009
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The 35th Military Police Detachment has added a new addition to the unit. As a team, this new addition is creating a physical and mental deterrent against insurgent activity in Iraq…
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Multi-National Division-Central
Story by Spc. Debralee Crankshaw
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – As the U.S. continues to assist Iraqis in becoming a self-sustaining force, the U.S. is providing them with valuable training, including the use of working dogs.
The 212th Military Police Detachment demonstrated to the Iraqi police K-9 unit commander from Hillah just how essential military [...]
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By Sgt. David Hodge
1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Sgt. Craig Walker, military dog handler, and Belgian Malanois, Carla, a military working dog, part of the Falcon K-9 Team, attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. Walker, a [...]
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Raider K-9 team brings added capabilities to Rashid district
By Sgt. David Hodge, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B
Blackanthem Military News
Sgt. James Harrington, a military policeman and dog handler from New Orleans, assigned to the 947th Military Police Detachment, part of the 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard,” stationed out of Fort Myer, Va., attached [...]
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Another great video featuring a mwd team in Korea. Every time I hear a military working dog handler get interviewed they can’t help themselves and say that they get paid to play and work with dogs, how great is that. Although, as much fun as it is, you better believe that it is serious business [...]
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