Honoring Police, Military, and Working Dogs Worldwide
Posted in Foreign Dog Teams on Jul 28th, 2009
by Quil Lawrence
July 27, 2009
Listen how Iraqis are using K9’s to help with security
As U.S. combat troops begin a gradual withdrawal from Iraq, they continue to train and advise Iraqi forces, which are increasingly responsible for maintaining security. But one of the most useful security tools is a hard one for Iraqis to accept — [...]
Posted in Marine dog teams, various k9 videos on Jul 28th, 2009
This video is from www.marines.mil
Posted in Military Working Dogs on Jul 18th, 2009
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This interview, from msnbc.com, explains how the military working dog puppy breeding program works and the canine boot camp the puppies go through.
Posted in Navy dog teams on Jul 15th, 2009
This is an AFN Sasebo Newsbreak[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pwiny-qvKk]
Posted in Military Working Dogs, air force teams on Jul 10th, 2009
by Kevin Chandler
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
7/8/2009 - ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Staff Sgt. James Hall, 97th Security Forces kennel master, and his military working dog, Endy, were recent recipients of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce Champions of Freedom award.
The two were recognized, along with six other military members throughout the state, for heroic actions [...]
Posted in Military Working Dogs on Jun 20th, 2009
Howdy Stout – Staff Writer
“We’ve got a bomb threat at the shoppette,” the Airman says. “Who do you want to send?” Tech. Sgt. Michael Jones thinks for a second. “I’ll go with Blacky,” he says.
It takes only a few minutes for Sergeant Jones, the kennelmaster for the 72nd Security Forces Squadron to locate his partner, [...]
Posted in Military Working Dogs on Jun 20th, 2009
by Patrick Desmond
37th Training Wing Public Affairs
6/18/2009 - LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) – After three weeks, the newest member of the 37th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Flight knows her way around the three-story building and often bounds through open doors on surprise visits.
Aamee, a four-month old Belgian Malinois, is the first puppy to [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Working Dog News, air force teams, military working dog handlers on Jun 6th, 2009
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Story by Deborah silliman Wolfe
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Luke Air Force Base 56th Security Forces Squadron members had a chance to share some of their military policing skills with members of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense and Arizona National Guard who visited here Monday.
“State National Guard Bureaus have coordinated [...]
Posted in Army Dog teams, military working dog handlers on Jun 4th, 2009
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 [...]