Honoring Police, Military, and Working Dogs Worldwide
Posted in Military Working Dogs on Jul 13th, 2009
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“Follow the incredible story of the US Marine war dog platoons of WWIIwhen marine commanders were willing to try anything, including using dogs to sniff out hidden enemy. But nobody anticipated just how effective they would be against the enemy and how important they would become to their handlers.”
http://military.discovery.com
Posted in Tribute Videos, various k9 videos on May 23rd, 2009
WAR DOG
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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 Miscellaneous, air force teams on Apr 22nd, 2009
by Lisa Camplin
95th Security Forces Squadron
4/22/2009 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On any normal day in Military Working Dog sections around the world the phrase “Feed the Dawgs” brings to mind the handler’s daily chores. However, on April 19 at the 95th Security Forces Squadron, Military Working Dog section here it had a completely different [...]
Posted in air force teams on Apr 18th, 2009
by Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala
332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
4/17/2009 - JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – It is often said a dog is a man’s best friend. For a Joint Expeditionary Tasking or JET Airman here, his dog is not just a friend, but a tool that could mean life or death for servicemembers patrolling the Iraqi streets.
At [...]
Posted in Military Working Dogs, Working Dog News, air force teams, military working dog handlers on Apr 10th, 2009
341st SFS supports VP visit to Chile
by Senior Airman Dillon White
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office
Tactical obedience
Staff Sgt. Greg Maatta, 341st Security Forces Squadron, military working dog handler, and Blitz, a Belgian Malinois bomb dog, perform tactical obedience exercises April 2, outside the 341st SFS MWD kennel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon [...]
Posted in Army Dog teams, Foreign Dog Teams, Military Working Dogs, Working Dog News on Apr 7th, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Military Working Dogs, Working Dog News on Oct 30th, 2008
By MICHELLE ROBERTS – Oct 21, 2008
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A new $15 million veterinary hospital for four-legged military personnel opened Tuesday at Lackland Air Force Base, offering a long overdue facility that gives advanced medical treatment for combat-wounded dogs.
Dog handler James Stegmeyer works with Kamilka at the new Military Working Dog Center at Lackland [...]
Posted in Army Dog teams, Military Working Dogs, Working Dog News, military working dog handlers on Sep 10th, 2008
Great article here from The Mercury about military working dogs, specifically those at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Paula Nardella, Fort Riley PAO-Article found in The Mercury in Manhattan, Kansas
It took Staff Sgt. Rico a few minutes to pinpoint the location of the C-4 explosive. Once he did, he alerted his team members to the potential threat by taking a seat. [...]
Posted in Army Dog teams, various k9 videos on Sep 3rd, 2008
This is a short compilation video of a soldier spending time with the military working dog unit at Camp Victory Iraq. The screaming like a little girl part is at .38 seconds into the video. It’s funny because a lot people will be macho and say they are not afraid of catching a working dog. [...]