Military Working Dog Handler: Cpl. Hunter Gullick

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Hunter Gullick builds rapport with his military working dog Shiva March 13 at the Marine Corps Installations Pacific K-9 kennels on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. It is imperative that dog handlers build a strong relationship based on trust so the teams can effectively keep MCIPAC safe and narcotic free. Gullick continues to attribute all of his success and growth as a person to his dog and small unit leadership. He, like many other dog handlers at the MCIPAC kennels, dedicating his off hours to training, bathing and playing with Shiva. Gullick is a Bhyalia, Mississippi, native, and military police officer and a dog handler with Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIPAC- Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S Marine illustration by Lance Cpl. Tayler P. Schwamb)