DOD’s longest-serving working dog retires

1/28/2013 – MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho  — For a few weeks in January, MHAFB held the distinction of having the longest-serving military working dog in the Department of Defense. Base leadership, fellow Defenders and other members of the Gunfighter family came out to say farewell to Tanja as she left the 366th Security Forces Squadron kennels…

When does Drug order become residual?

In a review of recent case law, in which I focused on a trend toward statistical analysis of K-9 team deployments versus real finds of actual drugs, I was forced to examine what factors have led America’s K-9 handlers to the precarious position in which they find themselves. Unfortunately, I have discovered that in many…