Fort Bliss Service Dog Strife Continues
ABC-7 reporter Matt Dougherty talks to Fort Bliss soldiers who say some higher-ups on post say they can’t have their service dogs on post with them. Learn More:
Marine Seeks to Adopt Military Dog
A former Marine is hitting bureaucratic red tape in her quest to adopt the military service dog she served with in Iraq before it is put down. Former Corporal Megan Leavey, of Rockland County, wants to take in a German shepherd named Sergeant Rex. They hunted for IEDs on Iraq during two tours of…
Fort Bliss
Changes in what kind of service dogs are allowed at Fort Bliss concerns some soldiers. Learn More
United gives break to pet owners on PCS moves
United Airlines is making an exception for military families who ship their pets on that airline when making permanent change-of-station moves, the company said Wednesday. “We evaluated our policies and developed a special process for military families traveling on permanent change-of-station orders only,” said Mary Ryan, a spokeswoman for United Airlines. Under the policy, military…
VA Offers Marriage Retreats for Returning Vets
he Department of Veterans Affairs is trying a new path when it comes to caring for and healing the Nation’s wounded Veterans. Now, in addition to repairing their damaged bodies and minds, VA is attempting to go one step further and repair their crumbling marriages. The Damage Done “Research shows that 70 percent of our…
Letting Slip the Real Dogs of War
At 7 a.m. one August morning, near the town of Safar, Afghanistan, Fenji was out in front of 10 marines, leashed to a D-ring attached to the body armor of her handler, Cpl. Max Donahue. Fenji, a German shepherd, was on the hunt for improvised explosive devices, the top killer in Afghanistan. IEDs can elude…
Military Dogs Will No Longer Be Considered “Equipment” if Bill Passes
Legislation introduced this week would finally take U.S. military working dogs (MWDs) out of the category of “equipment” and make them bona fide “Canine Members of the Armed Forces.” If it passes, these loyal four-legged heroes who risk their lives for the safety of our troops would at last be officially recognized as the intrepid…
Canine Celebrity Comes to Centennial Campus
Emir, a retired military working dog, visited the Military & Veterans Programs office March 1, causing people all over Centennial Campus to momentarily break from their work to go see this canine “rock star.” The German Shepherd, formerly assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 447th Expeditionary Group, Kirkland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, served…
Military War Dog enjoys retirement
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – It’s often said that a dog is man’s best friend but, this dog is more than that. Beyco is a veteran and has served overseas and saved countless lives. She was recently adopted by a Louisville man who is giving her a new home. Decorated in medals and badges, 10-year-old Beyco…
Military working dogs: More about the Air Force’s canine members
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Most service members may be familiar with the wingman and battle-buddy concepts employed by the military. But for the group of military working dog trainers here, battle buddies take on a completely different form when battle buddies are dogs. Some of the military working dogs are born into a puppy program at Joint Base San…