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This is for whom we fight! Dedicated to all the men

This is for whom we fight! Dedicated to all the men

This is for whom we fight! Dedicated to all the men who bravely served at Bala Murghab. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)

Two-year-old Yovas Aduraman, a child from Joy Gange

Two-year-old Yovas Aduraman, a child from Joy Gange

Two-year-old Yovas Aduraman, a child from Joy Gange Village, Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, awaits an Afghan National Army transport from Combat Outpost Metro to Forward Operating Base To... More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Byrnes of 673d SFS, practices

Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Byrnes of 673d SFS, practices

Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Byrnes of 673d SFS, practices bite work with Belgian Malinois Dusty during K-9 explosives training at Hillberg Ski Area. Explosive-detecting dogs can sniff out threats at airports a... More

U.S. Air Force military working dog Figo bites down

U.S. Air Force military working dog Figo bites down

U.S. Air Force military working dog Figo bites down on Senior Airman Jessica Rivait at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec 10, 2011. Figo and his human counterpart, Staff Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez, are both members ... More

Memorial service held for military working dog at Fairchild

Memorial service held for military working dog at Fairchild

A display in honor of Lucky, a 92nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, is present during the memorial service held at the Deel Community Center at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on Jan 5, 2012. Lu... More

Army Capt. Angela Demaree performs a follow-up exam

Army Capt. Angela Demaree performs a follow-up exam

Army Capt. Angela Demaree performs a follow-up exam on Military Working Dog Celo to check for any residual issues from tendinitis at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 11. Demaree, who visits the Tra... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and Tanja sit on a couch and play with a blue ball Jan. 18, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Wi... More

U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Force Assistance Team

U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Force Assistance Team

U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Force Assistance Team (SFAT) Liberty, conduct a check of the customs yard near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border near Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2013. Th... More

Stephen Hubbard, director of the 11th Security Support

Stephen Hubbard, director of the 11th Security Support

Stephen Hubbard, director of the 11th Security Support Flight presents Besy, 11th SSF Military Working Dog and her handler, Staff Sgt. Samantha Navarrete, a 2012 K9 Medal for Exceptional Service, during a cerem... More

Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, runs from Don, 22nd SFS MWD, during a public demonstration at Hobart Detter Field July 4, 2013, Hutchinson, Kan. The s... More

22nd MSG commander experiences force of working dog

22nd MSG commander experiences force of working dog

Col. Michael Mendoza, 22nd Mission Support Group commander, runs from Don, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, during a bite demonstration July 12, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Mendoz... More

Staff Sgt. Christine Campos, right, a military working

Staff Sgt. Christine Campos, right, a military working

Staff Sgt. Christine Campos, right, a military working dog trainer with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, instructs Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del., on how a MWD will attack... More

Onix, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working

Onix, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working

Onix, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, poses for a photo at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2013. Onix was one of eight military working dogs helping secure the stadium for fir... More

Djule, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Djule, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Djule, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, bites the sleeve of Senior Airman Chad Ditch, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler and an acting aggressor, during training at th... More

A 22nd Security Forces Squadron Airman carries 22nd

A 22nd Security Forces Squadron Airman carries 22nd

A 22nd Security Forces Squadron Airman carries 22nd SFS Military Working Dog Rakker across the base pool during aggression training Sept. 10, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Rakker, after 49 dog years o... More

Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Geston Gordon, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, uses a toy to encourage his dog, Djule, to swim in the base pool Sept. 10, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Dju... More

Staff Sgt. Timothy Garrett, 628th Security Force K-9

Staff Sgt. Timothy Garrett, 628th Security Force K-9

Staff Sgt. Timothy Garrett, 628th Security Force K-9 handler, and his dog, Tze, pose for a photo outside a warehouse Oct. 22, 2013, during explosives detection training in Summerville, S.C. During this training... More

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jacob Duncan, 5th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler and MWD Arno, searches a row of chairs during detection training at the Outdoor Recreation Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.... More

The Joint Base Charleston Veterinary Treatment Facility,

The Joint Base Charleston Veterinary Treatment Facility,

The Joint Base Charleston Veterinary Treatment Facility, located on JB Charleston - Air Base, S.C., provides animal care to active-duty military, their dependents and retirees. The primary mission of the clinic... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean McKenna, 355th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean McKenna, 355th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean McKenna, 355th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, bonds with Mushe, 355th SFS MWD, during obedience training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 23, 2... More

Military Working Dog Bonno dedicated approximately

Military Working Dog Bonno dedicated approximately

Military Working Dog Bonno dedicated approximately 213 hours of narcotic inspections, strictly enforcing the Air Force’s zero tolerance drug policy. Additionally, he executed more than 2,500 random antiterroris... More

Staff Sgt. Winston Campbell, 6th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Winston Campbell, 6th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Winston Campbell, 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and MWD Lleonard advance toward the Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk during a training session with the U.S. Coast Guard Air Statio... More

Assume the position, US Air Force Photo

Assume the position, US Air Force Photo

Tech. Sgt. Max Soto, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog NCO in charge, is apprehended for a training exercise by Senior Airman Kyle Quigg, 22nd SFS MWD handler, July 23, 2014, at McConnell Air F... More

U.S. Air Force 19th Security Forces Squadron military

U.S. Air Force 19th Security Forces Squadron military

U.S. Air Force 19th Security Forces Squadron military working dog Britt spends one more moment with his handler before retiring from active duty service at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Nov. 14, 2018. A... More

Tech. Sgt. Max Soto, 22nd Security Forces Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Max Soto, 22nd Security Forces Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Max Soto, 22nd Security Forces Squadron kennel master, instructs Iras, the wing’s youngest military working dog, to jump through a window and attack an adversary, Oct. 29, 2014, at McConnell Air Forc... More

Staff Sgt. Craig Eveland, 436th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Craig Eveland, 436th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Craig Eveland, 436th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, plays with MWD Vito Feb. 26, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Eveland gave Vito some exercise in the snow covered MWD tr... More

Staff Sgt. James Matheson, 375th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. James Matheson, 375th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. James Matheson, 375th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, gives commands to military working dog Rromesha during a demonstration for the Month of the Military Child April 14, 2015,... More

Members of the 366th Security Forces Squadron load

Members of the 366th Security Forces Squadron load

Members of the 366th Security Forces Squadron load a UH-60 Black Hawk during the Gunfighter Flag 15-2 at Saylor Creek Range, Idaho, April 15, 2015. Security Forces members were given the opportunity to practice... More

The search is on, US Air Force Photo

The search is on, US Air Force Photo

Staff Sgt. Dustin Combs, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and D’Jule, MWD, search the base theater for explosives, April 28, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The team worked t... More

22nd SFS MWD retires, US Air Force Photo

22nd SFS MWD retires, US Air Force Photo

Airman 1st Class Kamryn Kristoff, 22nd Air Refueling Wing honor guardsman, folds a flag during a 22nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog retirement ceremony, May 13, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base... More

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Robert Miller, with the 994th

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Robert Miller, with the 994th

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Robert Miller, with the 994th Veterinary Detachment out of Round Rock, Texas, demonstrates life-saving techniques for injured working dogs on Fort McCoy, Wis., June 17, during Global Med... More

150618-N-WC566-016 PEARL HARBOR (June 18, 2015) Patrons

150618-N-WC566-016 PEARL HARBOR (June 18, 2015) Patrons

150618-N-WC566-016 PEARL HARBOR (June 18, 2015) Patrons of the Wahiawa Public Library read to their children before a demonstration featuring a military working dog unit from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The... More

Squeaky clean, US Air Force Photo

Squeaky clean, US Air Force Photo

Iras, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, squints to keep water out of his eyes while his handler gives him a bath June 18, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Aside from meeting mission a... More

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visit the 22nd Security

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visit the 22nd Security

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visit the 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dogs and their handlers, July 8, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The cadets met with handlers, asked questions and ... More

Staff Sgt. Tyler Hendrix, left, and Tech. Sgt. Scott

Staff Sgt. Tyler Hendrix, left, and Tech. Sgt. Scott

Staff Sgt. Tyler Hendrix, left, and Tech. Sgt. Scott Heise, right, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handlers, train "Dixi" on controlled aggression techniques at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Leach, Tech. Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Leach, Tech. Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Leach, Tech. Sgt. Kristy Horton, and Airman 1st Class Allie Harrison, 97th Security Forces Squadron members, fingerprint children during Operation Deploying Family at the Freedo... More

Military working dogs have been an integral part of

Military working dogs have been an integral part of

Military working dogs have been an integral part of military strategy from the Roman Army to the trenches of World Wars I and II. Today, 366th Security Forces Squadron handlers place their lives in the paws of ... More

Senior Airman McCloy, 5th Security Forces dog handler,

Senior Airman McCloy, 5th Security Forces dog handler,

Senior Airman McCloy, 5th Security Forces dog handler, and his military working dog, Ppadraic, perform a random inspection of a vehicle passing through the main gate. The purpose of random vehicle inspections, ... More

Chester, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working

Chester, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working

Chester, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, lays on the floor after receiving a pre-anesthetic at the Veterinary Clinic on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 15, 2015. The Veterinary Clinic at N... More

Vance MWD put through paces during routine training

Vance MWD put through paces during routine training

71st Security Forces Squadron MWD Rea gets loose on the kennel section obstacle course at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 11. Obstacle work helps teach MWDs obedience and how to handle real-world obstacles... More

Military Working Dog Joell leaps over an obstacle while

Military Working Dog Joell leaps over an obstacle while

Military Working Dog Joell leaps over an obstacle while training at the base kennel March 23. Joell and other MWDs are used in patrol, drug and explosive detection and specialized mission functions for the Depa... More

Staff Sgt. Bernardo Cortes, 86th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Bernardo Cortes, 86th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Bernardo Cortes, 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, leads Rogo, 86th SFS MWD in training, over a barrier July 12, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Rogo is a brand new MWD... More

U.S. Air Force Col. John Klein, Commander, 60th Air

U.S. Air Force Col. John Klein, Commander, 60th Air

U.S. Air Force Col. John Klein, Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., arrives in a Humvee for his demonstration with the 60th Security Forces Squadron. Klein recently took command of... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Ramon, a 35th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Ramon, a 35th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Ramon, a 35th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, assists a young man with holding a M249 light machine gun during a security forces immersion with kids from the teen... More

Staff Sgt. David Schultz, 66th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. David Schultz, 66th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. David Schultz, 66th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, rewards MWD Peta for being obedient during a live fire training exercise at Fort Devens, Mass., Sept. 27. Airmen and their m... More

Stella, 8th Security Forces Squadron military working

Stella, 8th Security Forces Squadron military working

Stella, 8th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, lays on a couch inside the MWD compound at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 11, 2016. Stella has come to the end of her military service and wi... More

Tech. Sgt. Charles Cornacchio, 66th Security Forces

Tech. Sgt. Charles Cornacchio, 66th Security Forces

Tech. Sgt. Charles Cornacchio, 66th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, works with Kalo II in the snow at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb. 14. The snow provided the handlers with an opport... More

Iras, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Iras, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Iras, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to begin a training session March 23, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The MWD handlers work with the dogs regularly to ensure they are r... More

At his retirement ceremony, Military Working Dog Cuervo,

At his retirement ceremony, Military Working Dog Cuervo,

At his retirement ceremony, Military Working Dog Cuervo, N622, assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, 436th Security Forces Squadron, sits next to his MWD handler Senior Airman Alexander Cormier, April 14, 2017, o... More

Airmen and civilians attend a base picnic at Joint

Airmen and civilians attend a base picnic at Joint

Airmen and civilians attend a base picnic at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 5, 2017. Attendees were provided free meals were and able to participate in various activities including face painting, wall rock cl... More

Members of the 436th Security Forces Squadron welcome

Members of the 436th Security Forces Squadron welcome

Members of the 436th Security Forces Squadron welcome Chief Inspector Cynthia Dorsey, Support Services, and Chief Inspector Christopher Werner, Training & Education Services, both from the Philadelphia Police D... More

11th Security Forces Group members light candles during

11th Security Forces Group members light candles during

11th Security Forces Group members light candles during the 29th Annual Candlelight Vigil in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2017. This was one of the National Police Week events held to bring together law enforcemen... More

Remember the Fallen; Altus AFB police week

Remember the Fallen; Altus AFB police week

U.S. Air Force Lauren Cox, 97th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, makes it to the finish line in the Gut Check 10 kilometer Ruck March, May 17, 2017, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. This... More

U.K. Royal Air Force Cpl. Craig Roberts, dog handler,

U.K. Royal Air Force Cpl. Craig Roberts, dog handler,

U.K. Royal Air Force Cpl. Craig Roberts, dog handler, Royal Air Force Station Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, rests with his military working dog at Grant County International Airport, Wash., Aug. 3, 2017, in su... More

Pita, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Pita, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Pita, a 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, performs detection training Sept. 13, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. During the training, the dogs were each tasked to locate five targets... More

Military Working Dog (MWD) Nnorton and Senior Airman

Military Working Dog (MWD) Nnorton and Senior Airman

Military Working Dog (MWD) Nnorton and Senior Airman Cody Carr, 823d Base Defense Squadron MWD handler, await the beginning of a capabilities demonstration, Sept. 15, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The demo... More

Airman 1st Class Bradyn McIntosh-Oldaker, a firefighter

Airman 1st Class Bradyn McIntosh-Oldaker, a firefighter

Airman 1st Class Bradyn McIntosh-Oldaker, a firefighter assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrates the Hurst Jaws of Life during a Base Appreciation Day at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Sept. ... More

Febe, retired military working dog, receives pets by

Febe, retired military working dog, receives pets by

Febe, retired military working dog, receives pets by one of the 2nd Security Forces Squadron MWD handlers at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 19, 2017. Febe retired from active duty in 2015. (U.S. Air Force... More

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Brown, 22nd Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Brown, 22nd Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Brown, 22nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, works with Drago, 22nd SFS MWD, on an obstacle course Oct. 6, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The course is design... More

A 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog

A 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog

A 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog lays on the ground during a memorial service for MWD Atos at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Jan. 11, 2018. In recognition of Atos’ devotion to fellow Defenders, th... More

Team McConnell honors late MWD Don

Team McConnell honors late MWD Don

Maj. John Farmer, 22nd Security Forces Squadron commander, presents the Defense Meritorious Service Certificate to Michael A. McCauley II, military working dog Don’s last handler, who recently separated from th... More

Senior Airman Benjamin Huntley, 341st Security Forces

Senior Airman Benjamin Huntley, 341st Security Forces

Senior Airman Benjamin Huntley, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, guides his K-9, Kay, into a sit position Jan. 23, 2018, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. K-9s are taught commands t... More

Mya Spangenberg along with her father, retired Tech.

Mya Spangenberg along with her father, retired Tech.

Mya Spangenberg along with her father, retired Tech. Sgt. Jason Spangenberg; Tech. Sgt. Rachel Weis, 436th Airlift Wing inspector general inspections NCO in charge; and retired Military Working Dog Rico pose fo... More

Jacinda Crawford, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron animal

Jacinda Crawford, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron animal

Jacinda Crawford, 23d Aerospace Medicine Squadron animal health assistant, prepares to vaccinate ‘Holly’, March 6, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Veterinarian Clinic provides treatment and care for the ... More

Kuno, 2nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Kuno, 2nd Security Forces Squadron military working

Kuno, 2nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog, lies on the ground after his entrance prior to a MWD retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 16, 2018. The ceremony was held to honor... More

Tech. Sgt. Bradley Duncan, 436th Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Bradley Duncan, 436th Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Bradley Duncan, 436th Maintenance Squadron metals technology section chief explains to Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Ford in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, how the metals technology sectio... More

A 9th Security Forces working dog handler provides

A 9th Security Forces working dog handler provides

A 9th Security Forces working dog handler provides security for the Beale Air & Space Expo April 27, 2018, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The Expo was the first open house Beale hosted since 2011. (U.S. A... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman participates in a ruck march

A U.S. Air Force Airman participates in a ruck march

A U.S. Air Force Airman participates in a ruck march during police week alongside his German Shepard Dog at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 14, 2018. Police week serves as an opportunity to pay tribute... More

U.S. Air Force military working dog Eros navigates

U.S. Air Force military working dog Eros navigates

U.S. Air Force military working dog Eros navigates an obstacle course during a warm-up exercise at the 380th Air Expeditionary Squadron K-9 facility before going on patrol, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emira... More

Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard

Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard

Airmen from the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard fold a flag during a retreat ceremony at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., May 15, 2018. The 28th Security Forces Squadron hosted a retreat ceremony during National Polic... More

An Airman from the 822d Base Defense Squadron (BDS)

An Airman from the 822d Base Defense Squadron (BDS)

An Airman from the 822d Base Defense Squadron (BDS) scans the woods for simulated threats during a full mission profile assessment, July 24, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The ‘Safeside’ defenders evaluated... More

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Heckler, former 14th Security Forces

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Heckler, former 14th Security Forces

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Heckler, former 14th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, prepares to walk with newly retired MWD Cherry, during her retirement ceremony Aug. 24, 2018, on Columbus Air Forc... More

An empty dog kennel, collar and bowl are on display

An empty dog kennel, collar and bowl are on display

An empty dog kennel, collar and bowl are on display in memory of Bady, 81st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, during a memorial service at the Larcher Chapel on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi,... More

341st SFS MWD Lady, US Air Force Photo

341st SFS MWD Lady, US Air Force Photo

341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog, Lady, sits atop a training obstacle October 23, 2018, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. MWDs are vital military assets because of their skills, such as havi... More

Sgt. Katie Edgar, Worcester County, Md., Sheriff’s

Sgt. Katie Edgar, Worcester County, Md., Sheriff’s

Sgt. Katie Edgar, Worcester County, Md., Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit supervisor, along with her partner, “Brina,” a three-year-old German Shepherd narcotics detection dog, search for hidden narcotics Oct. 24,... More

U.S. Air Force military working dog (MWD) Ukkie jumps

U.S. Air Force military working dog (MWD) Ukkie jumps

U.S. Air Force military working dog (MWD) Ukkie jumps out of a patrol car as part of MWD daily training at RAF Mildenhall, England, Nov. 6, 2018. The MWD teams train the 'six phases of aggression' on a daily ba... More

Gglory, a military working dog assigned to the 71st

Gglory, a military working dog assigned to the 71st

Gglory, a military working dog assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, stands next to her new owner and former handler, SSgt Roger Shaw, Dec. 20, at her retirement ceremony on Vance Air Force Base, Oklah... More

Senior Airman Amber Gordon, 56th Security Forces Squadron

Senior Airman Amber Gordon, 56th Security Forces Squadron

Senior Airman Amber Gordon, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, poses for a portrait with her MWD, Boss, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 7, 2019. The MWD handler is responsible for p... More

Staff Sgt. Jose R. Fernandez, a K-9 handler assigned

Staff Sgt. Jose R. Fernandez, a K-9 handler assigned

Staff Sgt. Jose R. Fernandez, a K-9 handler assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, is reenlisted by his commander, Maj. Christopher Osborne, Jan. 23, 2019, on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. His militar... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Olson, 39th Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Olson, 39th Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Olson, 39th Maintenance Squadron stockpile management production supervisor, closes the door to a munitions storage unit Jan. 31, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Constructi... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Terry, 20th Security

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Terry, 20th Security

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Terry, 20th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler, and Tank, 20th SFS MWD, practice basic obedience commands at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), S.C., Fe... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Chambers, 81st Security

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Chambers, 81st Security

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Chambers, 81st Security Forces Squadron kennel master, welcomes leadership from the 81st Training Wing to the 81st SFS Military Working Dog Kennel Expo at Keesler Air Force Base,... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha Snyder, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha Snyder, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha Snyder, 633rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler and Rendi, 633rd SFS military working dog, practice explosives detection at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, V... More

Tessa, a 4th Security Forces Squadron military working

Tessa, a 4th Security Forces Squadron military working

Tessa, a 4th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, sits for a photo March 22, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The military first started using dogs in 1942. (U.S. Air Force ph... More

A military working dog sniffs a crate at Joint Base

A military working dog sniffs a crate at Joint Base

A military working dog sniffs a crate at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 22, 2019. Service members from the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy took part in the specialized peroxide scent... More

A memorial was held for Military Working Dog Nemo March

A memorial was held for Military Working Dog Nemo March

A memorial was held for Military Working Dog Nemo March 22, 2019, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., and on top of the stage sat his empty kennel with a bowl and leash. MWD Nemo was diagnosed with kidney canc... More

Senior Airman Nathan White, 11th Security Support Squadron

Senior Airman Nathan White, 11th Security Support Squadron

Senior Airman Nathan White, 11th Security Support Squadron military working dog handler, performs validation training with his dog, Toro, on Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 26, 2019. Every six months, handlers ... More

Zsander, 30th Security Forces Squadron military working

Zsander, 30th Security Forces Squadron military working

Zsander, 30th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, takes one last look at the MWD training grounds as an active duty canine before his, and 2 other MDW’s, retirement ceremony on April 17, 2019, at Va... More

The Pontello family plays with U.S. Air Force Military

The Pontello family plays with U.S. Air Force Military

The Pontello family plays with U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Max, 633rd Security Forces Squadron explosives detector at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 23, 2019. Robby’s law was signed by Presi... More

Airman 1st Class Daniel Sewell, 23d Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Daniel Sewell, 23d Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Daniel Sewell, 23d Security Forces Squadron entry controller, hands an Identification card back to an individual May, 13, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. National Military Appreciation Month... More

Staff Sgt. Sheridyn Rupp, 375th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Sheridyn Rupp, 375th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Sheridyn Rupp, 375th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, prepares a flag for a retirement ceremony May 13, 2019 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Military Working Dog Jack retired afte... More

K9 Jack: A dog gone good Defender

K9 Jack: A dog gone good Defender

Tech. Sgt. Mariah Langeland, 375th Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of training, adopted Jack, a recently retired Military Working Dog. Langeland was Jack’s handler at the 375th SFS kennels and now the du... More

Staff Sgt. Zackery Hons, 56th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Zackery Hons, 56th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Zackery Hons, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler and his MWD inspect a truck at the Luke Air Force Base South Gate search pit May 31, 2019. Hons and his MWD, Wax, perform a 36... More

Staff Sgt. William G. Dubord, a K-9 handler assigned

Staff Sgt. William G. Dubord, a K-9 handler assigned

Staff Sgt. William G. Dubord, a K-9 handler assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, practice bite training with Akim, a German Sheperd, June 6, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base. The military working dogs he... More

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Service members, emergency

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Service members, emergency

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Service members, emergency responders and base contractors assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), take part in an base-w... More

Staff. Sgt. Will Thompson, 56th Security Forces Squadron

Staff. Sgt. Will Thompson, 56th Security Forces Squadron

Staff. Sgt. Will Thompson, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, runs through an obstacle course with Rango, a military working dog, July 31, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. MWDs are u... More

Tech. Sgt. Enrique Diaz, 386th Expeditionary Security

Tech. Sgt. Enrique Diaz, 386th Expeditionary Security

Tech. Sgt. Enrique Diaz, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron kennel master, spins around as military working dog, Devil, latches onto his bite suit during a MWD demonstration at Ali al Salem Air Base, ... More

Members of the 322 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron

Members of the 322 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron

Members of the 322 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron speak to on-goers about the capabilities of their military working dogs and their levels of obedience, tolerance to human interactions and attack skills... More

Col. J. Scot Heathman, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander,

Col. J. Scot Heathman, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander,

Col. J. Scot Heathman, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, toured the 375th Security Forces Squadron combat arms and military working dog flights on Aug. 23, 2019 at Scott Air Force Base Ill. The tours were part... More

Senior Airman Steven Goff, 23d Security Forces Squadron

Senior Airman Steven Goff, 23d Security Forces Squadron

Senior Airman Steven Goff, 23d Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD) handler, performs a walk over with MWD Ttoby, during a training demonstration, Aug. 28, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Goff... More

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