JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – The K-9 unit at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., trained with federal agencies concerning explosives detection Oct. 22, 2013.The training was held at an undisclosed warehouse in Summerville, S.C. Read More:
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii – Dogs are referred to as man’s best friend, and it isn’t any different for the military working dog and dog handler. Their bond is created through play and long hours of training, which builds a strong, trusting relationship for whatever mission they may find themselves a part of. Read…
KEY WEST, Fla. – Service in the military often requires immeasurable sacrifice, which is unique to every member.One of the most important services provided in keeping people safe cannot be described or told by these members: military working dogs. Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/115611/military-working-dogs-train-sustain-mission-support#.UnR21_lJ7lt#ixzz2jSOx7K1y Read More:
0/28/2013 – JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Lt. Gen. James Holmes, Air Education and Training Command vice commander, was a part of history Oct. 28 when he had the chance to speak at a ceremony unveiling the first national monument dedicated to U.S. Military Working Dog teams. Read More:
Larry Chilcoat with his partner, Geisha, in Vietnam in 1969. Chilcoat, who lived in Victoria for 40 years before retiring from DuPont and moving to Rockport, worked to get a memorial built to military dogs. The monument was dedicated at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on Monday. Read More:
Military members unveil the U.S. Military Working Dog Teams’ National Monument Monday, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. JBSA-Lackland is home to the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Program and is where the U.S. Armed Forces has trained its military working dog teams since 1958. It is the world’s largest training center for military dogs…
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Word on the street was that insurgents were hiding in the building. Leading the patrol in this Iraqi town was a military working dog and his handler. Before U.S. troops could enter and search the building, the handler and dog had to ensure that it wasn’t booby trapped. Read More:
HELENA – For a time in the early 1940s, the barking of about 1,000 dogs in Rimini filled not only that gulch, but spilled over into other drainages. The dogs and 100 or so men were training in support of one of the Army’s greatest missions never attempted, the invasion of Nazi-occupied Norway – although…