Military Working Dogs

Photos capture military working dogs in training and operational settings alongside their handlers, emphasizing companionship, readiness, and the important role these dogs play.

An Air Force Security Forces K-9 handler, and his military working dog, stand together.

Military Working Dog Leo, 92nd Security Forces Squadron MWD, waits for his turn to board the UH-1N Huey for a training exercise Oct. 25, 2022 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Three MWD's participated in the training to be familiarized with the safety gear and flying in a helicopter.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Hagney, 86th Security Force Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and his K-9 partner, Wwicca, participate in the 86th Security Forces Squadron 2022 Military Working Dog Competition at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2022. Wwicca is three years old and continues to develop her skills and relationship with her handler through daily training, runs, walks and rucks.

Debra, 45th Security Force Squadron military working dog, drinks water on Aug. 23, 2022 at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. MWD handlers make sure to keep their MWD partners hydrated to ensure health and mission readiness.

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An Air Force Security Forces K-9 handler, and his military working dog, stand together.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Wood and Senior Airman Anthony Seretis, 81st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, and Victor, 81st SFS military working dog, provide a demonstration for Rapiscan Systems Classic guests outside the dog kennel at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 31, 2022. The tour also included a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron briefing and an aircraft static display.

Ssilke, a military working dog assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron, sits during a discussion between 355th SFS military working dog handlers and representatives of the Canine Cognition Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 7, 2024. Ssilke demonstrated the ability to search for improvised explosive devices to Canine Cognition Center representatives during a training exercise. Air Force

Soldiers from the Headquarter and Headquarters and Charlie Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Hawaii Reserve and French soldiers work together to maintain an orderly crowd control on Huahine, French Polynesia, May 15, 2022, during Marara 22. Exercise Marara 22 reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and partners in Oceania and raises our collective readiness to address crises and contingencies in the region.

Airman First Class Maura Goodwin, a student Military Working Dog handler with the 341st Training Squadron, practices substance detection with her MWD lab, Lucky, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on April 21, 2022. The 341st Training Squadron trains MWDs and handlers for the Department of Defense, enhancing the lethality and readiness of the Total Force.

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Military Working Dog Risci, 92nd Security Forces Squadron MWD, waits with his handler before boarding a UH-1N Huey for training Oct. 25, 2022 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The training introduced the WMD's to all the sounds that happens when boarding and flying in a helicopter.

U.S. Air Force military working dog Ringo assigned to 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attacks Staff Sgt. Miguel Guajardo, with the 378th ESFS, dressed in a padded decoy outfit, during a K-9 demonstration for Police Week, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 18, 2022. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy made May 15 National Police Officer Day and the week which May 15 falls on as National Police Week. The 378th ESFS will be hosting several events throughout the week to honor all those who have fallen and are stills serving.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler assigned to the 432nd Security Forces Squadron dog handler, and his military working dog participate in a joint K9 explosive ordnance disposal training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 20, 2022. Airmen and Marines worked in a joint exercise to train in EOD scenarios to stay proficient in detecting, disarming and disposing explosive threats.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Terry, 20th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler, and Tank, 20th SFS MWD, relax after practicing basic obedience commands at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 4, 2019. The K-9 Units mission is to protect personnel and property as well as support the United States secret service and local agencies.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Allen, assigned to the 36th Security Forces Squadron, holds a military working dog during a static display for National Police Week at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 17, 2022. National Police Week offers honor, remembrance and peer support while allowing law enforcement survivors and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their life in the line of duty.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Spires, 8th Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD) handler, and MWD Kkliff, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to U.S. Army Bravo Company, 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion, out of Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, during K-9 medical evacuation training at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, April 26, 2022. The handlers gradually exposed the MWDs to the helicopters to familiarize them with the noises and vibrations to reduce their anxiety while flying.

Sgt. Daniel Turner (left), a military working dog handler and trainer with Headquarters and Headquarters Operations Company, 3rd Infantry Division, provokes a military working dog to demonstrate how the dog will react in certain situations while the dog's handler, Spc. Jeffrey Michaud, also with HHOC, 3rd ID, stands ready to restrain his dog. Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducted military working dog training with Iraqi Police Forces July 20 at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala province.

Busz, a military working dog, lunges for a training tug held by Cpl. Cierra Smith, military working dog handler, Provost Marshal Office, Security Battalion, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 23, 2022. Smith and Busz take a break to play together after successfully completing run-throughs of the scent scout exercise. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Keegan T. Bailey)

Teri, a military working dog with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attacks Staff Sgt. Sean Tucker, a 380th ESFS military working dog handler, during a MWD demonstration, May 20, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The U.S. military uses MWDs in all branches of service and they are trained for specific jobs, including tracking, explosive detection, patrol, search and rescue, and attack.

Zafira, U.S. Air Force military working dog assigned to the 23rd Security Forces Squadron, finds simulated explosive residue as part of a certification course at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 2, 2024. During the course, MWDs must sniff out all of the explosive chemicals hidden around the area to receive their certification. Air Force

Storm, a K-9 assigned to ProMedica Security, sits, indicating hes located a hidden training weapon part, during a practice search at the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, July 21, 2022. The K-9 officers visited the 180FW to learn about the units security forces mission, sharing best practices and strengthening community partnerships.

Staff Sgt. Edward Lopez, a military working dog handler assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, signals to his MWD, Bak, to search an area during a training exercise, October 20, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. It's the job of the handler to read an MWDs change in behavior to receive early indications of specific odors.

U.S. Air Force Diego, a military working dog with the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, smiles for the crowd's applause on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 18, 2022. The K9 demonstration was part of Police Week, May 16 - 20. The simulated criminals were volunteer Airmen and Soldiers deployed at PSAB.

Mahmoud Ismail Husain, a dog handler with the Iraqi police Al Anbar K-9 unit in Ramadi, Iraq, gets help from Sgt. Nicholas Arnold, a military police dog handler attached to 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, while training his explosives-finding Belgian malinois April 16, 2010. Bomb-sniffing dogs are rewarded for finding explosives with toys they can play with, but in this case, the dog will not give his toy back.

Spc. Marcus Graham, a military dog handler, and Greta, a military working dog assigned to the 95th Military Police Detachment, prepare to conduct cold load training with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Apr. 20, 2022. The load training was meant to help familiarize the dogs and their handlers with performing their mission with aviation support.

A Soldier assigned to the 35th Corps Signal Brigade greets his dog after returning home from deployment in Europe at Green Ramp on Fort Bragg N.C. Oct. 28 in support of the NATO Alliance. Americas Contingency Corps rapidly deployed in February 2022 with 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters element to provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. The deployment was directed by the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III as a response to a heightened security environment in Eastern Europe and to reinforce NATOs eastern flank.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bryan Bolanos, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, plays with his MWD, Edo, Sept. 29, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Military working dog handlers employ toys to keep the dog occupied during inactivity.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Brown, a military working dog (MWD) handler with the 366th Security Forces Squadron, secures his MWD, Harry, during an active shooter exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 10, 2022. MWDs play a crucial role in emergency response scenarios by providing tactical advantages in neutralizing potential threats. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Krista Reed Choate)

Staff Sgt. Ariel Sison, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, poses with GGrief, 99 SFS MWD, during patrol training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 18, 2022. Security Forces specialists go through extensive training in law enforcement and combat tactics to protect installations around the world.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Jones, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, plays with MWD at Moody Air Force Base, May 18, 2022. Jones rewarded MWD Mio with the chew toy during his initial evaluation.

Jesse San Nicolas, Guam Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics Division K-9 operator, and Kuro, K-9 explosives-detection dog, train at Northwest Field, Guam, Sept. 22, 2022. San Nicolas and Kuro attended the Military Working Dog Immersion Course hosted by the 736th Security Forces Squadron. San Nicolas was watching how Kuro reacted to gunfire and helped her calm down and get acclimated to the sound.

Tech. Sgt. Crystal Maldonado, 92nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and her dog Leo return from UH-1N Huey training Oct. 25, 2022 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Three Military Working Dogs were trained how to properly board and ride in a helicopter to ensure safety on future missions.

Pvt. Omar Guerrero, a military dog handler, and Jon, a military working dog assigned to the 95th Military Police Detachment, prepare to conduct load training with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Apr. 20, 2022. The load training was meant to help familiarize the dogs and their handlers with performing their mission with aviation support.

U.S. Army Capt. Amber Norton, 5th Medical Group veterinary corps officer, gives military working dogs from Grand Forks Air Force Base, South Dakota, an annual wellness exam June 1, 2022, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Annual wellness exams and constant health evaluations ensure the MWDs are prepared to fulfill the mission daily.

A U.S. Marine Corps Dog Handler and a Military Working Dog During a Combat Operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

MWD Lisa is awarded an Army Commendation Medal by Lt. Gen. Theodore D. Martin, commanding general for the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. MWD Roy had been assigned to the 67th Military Police Detachment and had served 9 years.

A military working-dog, assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office, conducts bite work training during a bilateral training event at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. The training was part of a yearly training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members and PMO personnel designed to familiarize themselves with one anothers tactics and procedures and better prepare for potential real-world scenarios.

U.S. Air Force retired military working dog, Max, stands with his owner during the Vietnam Security Police Association annual reunion, Oct. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During his career, Max trained and was proficient in law enforcement procedures, including how to detect drugs and explosives.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Parrish, military working dog handler assigned to the 647th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and his MWD, Joker, participate in the MWD challenge during the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 17, 2022. ACSA bolsters defender ethos, strengthens esprit-de-corps amongst participants and reinforces the competitive nature within security forces.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Spencer Harwood, 325th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, simulates apprehending an aggressor with his MWD at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 9, 2022. Tyndall paid homage to National Police Week during an opening ceremony, complete with static displays and law enforcement capabilities demonstrations.

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Military Working Dog Erik conducts bite working demonstration during the Local Integrated Response Plan public display Sept. 12, 2022, in Harlowtown, Mont. Malmstroms K-9s are in constant training from the day they become a part of the Air Force in Lackland, Texas to the day they retire.

An Air Force Security Forces military working dog poses for a portrait near a water buffalo.

U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, holds his ground as a Military Working Dog bites into his protective gear at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 9, 2022. MWDs are an integral part of base security and help complete the Security Forces ability to protect the base.

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Lt. Col. Michael Wetlesen, 4th Security Forces Squadron commander, pins a retirement medal on Military Working Dog Miko during a retirement ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. Miko arrived at Seymour Johnson AFB in 2015.

Staff Sgt. Lindsay Zaccardi, 823nd Base Defense Squadron military working dog handler, and JJoan, 823nd BDS MWD, dig into their pack for medical supplies during a Mission Readiness Exercise at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., March 26, 2019. The pair was patrolling an entry control point when two scenario actors approached the ECP as injured, local civilians.

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Bruno practices snapping in on his target with the help of his Primary Marksmanship Instructor at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. March 28, 2023. All recruits must pass the rifle qualification during the 3rd phase of recruit training.

CPL Per Larsen, a K-9 handler, his dog Riekie, and another soldier from the Norwegian Mechanized Battalion, Kongsberg, Norway, assume the firing position on the ground with their G3A4 rifles next to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a joint United States and Norwegian rapid troop deployment training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Max J. Noel, a combat videographer with Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, escorts Cpl. Manny, the mascot for Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, and the Western Recruiting Region, during a graduation ceremony at MCRD San Diego, Sept. 2, 2022. Graduation took place at the completion of the 12- week transformation including training for drill, marksminship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions.

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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Air Force Staff Sergeant Bladley Sears catches up to his K-9 partner after the military working dog has taken down a simulated bad guy during the "Hardest Hit Contest" during the 2010 Hawaiian Islands Working Dog Competition on Nov. 19. Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Transportation Security Administration and Hawaii Police Department personnel competed in the week long K-9 competition, which was sponsored by 728th Military Police Battalion and the 13th Military Police Detachment.

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Kay, 31st Security Forces military working dog, and Senior Airman Ian Moran, 31st Security Forces military working dog handler, pose for a photo during a training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 28, 2022. MWDs and their handlers must go through rapport training early on to build trust and familiarity, enabling them to perform training and later detection and patrol duties.

Pfc. Thomas Hall, a military dog handler, and Athos, a military working dog assigned to the 95th Military Police Detachment, prepare to conduct cold load training with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Bravo Company, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. on Apr. 20, 2022. The load training was meant to help familiarize the dogs and their handlers with performing their mission with aviation support.

Kandy, a military working dog, of the 91st Military Police Battalion, attached to Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, listens to a convoy briefing prior to departing to participate in a joint operation with the Iraqi army to search for weapons caches and targeted insurgents at Joint Security Station Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 28, 2009.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Heck, a native of Wasilla, Alaska, and dog handler attached to Chosen Company, and Nina 3, a military working dog, patrol in the Jani Khel district April 11 during Operation Marble Lion. Chosen Company is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo.

060511-N-8252B-025. Complete Scene Caption: US Army Military Working Dog Handler (SGT) Daniel Cassiday and his dog 'Bad' search through a pile of rubble for a weapons cache in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Iraqi Army (IA) Soldiers and USA Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 4th Infantry Division, are working together during the search for several weapons caches, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.Iraqi (May 112006) - SGT Daniel Cassiday and Bad search rubble for a weapons cache at a targets house. Iraqi Army and Company B2nd Battalion8th Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade Combat Team4th Infantry Division work together during a raid of a targets house. (Official U.S. Navy PHOTO by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Katrina Beeler)(Released: CW2 Desi RobertsInformation Officer Phone # 676-8040Email desi.rafael.roberts@us.army.mil) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Iskandariyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Fairborn Chamber of Commerce members are given a demonstration Oct. 13 of the 88th Security Forces Squadrons military working dogs while touring Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The WPAFB tour fosters a stronger relationship between the base and local community.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ishman Davis, a specialty section chief assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office (PMO), and Cpl. Sierra Parks, a military working-dog handler, conduct bite work training during a bilateral training event at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. The bite work training was part of a yearly event with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and PMO personnel designed to familiarize themselves with one anothers tactics and procedures and better prepare for potential real-world scenarios.

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen M. Netzzley from 3rd Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, brings his bomb dog to check for explosives in an area where a weapons cache was found in Baraki Barak in the Logar province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2009.

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Military Working Dog Handler Pfc. David Beadle is preparing to put on eye and ear pro on his dog prior to the training Sep. 29, at Clay Kaserne.

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U.S. Army Spc. Kory Wiels and his military working canine Cooper take a break after searching a house for weapons and homemade explosives in Arab Jabour, southern Baghdad, Iraq, during operations June 29, 2007.

A military working-dog, assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office, prepares for bite work training during a bilateral training event at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. This yearly training event consists of searching for hazardous material and various bite work exercises. This also allowed for JMSDF members and Marines to share tactics to prepare for different potentially dangerous situations.

NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (May 18, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Kaila Gentry stands outside the newly opened Pax River military working dog (MWD) kennel with her MWD Roki. The kennel improves Security operations at Pax by negating MWD transport from the D.C. area.

Airman First Class Maura Goodwin, a student Military Working Dog handler with the 341st Training Squadron, practices substance detection with her MWD lab, Lucky, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on April 21, 2022. The 341st Training Squadron trains MWDs and handlers for the Department of Defense, enhancing the lethality and readiness of the Total Force.

A U.S. Marine Corps Dog Handler and a Military Working Dog at a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ivan Perez, a military working dog handler, leads his partner, Jack, a military working dog, with Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, over an obstacle on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Perez and Jack, an 80-pound German Shepherd, specializing in explosives detection, have trained together for nearly a year. PMO K-9 teams are on continuous shifts on all bases in Okinawa, trained and prepared for emergencies such as suspect apprehension, pursuit attacks, building searches, field scouting, drug and explosives detection.

Marines with the Provost Marshal's Office conduct a K-9 demonstration for Oasis Elementary School 6th-grade students at Felix Field Wednesday. More than 60 students awed at the demonstration of the dogs dicipline and ferocity.

Kay, 31st Security Forces military working dog, and Senior Airman Ian Moran, 31st Security Forces military working dog handler, search for simulated explosives during a training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 28, 2022. MWDs and their handlers act as a single unit and deploy on missions together.

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U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Brian Zamiska, the company first sergeant for Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security with a U.S. Air Force working dog, Jan. 6, 2013, during a patrol with the Afghan Border Police in Tera Zeyi district, Afghanistan. The ABP were looking for locals suspected of creating improvised explosive devices.

Airman First Class Maura Goodwin, a student Military Working Dog handler with the 341st Training Squadron, practices substance detection with her MWD lab, Lucky, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on April 21, 2022. The 341st Training Squadron trains MWDs and handlers for the Department of Defense, enhancing the lethality and readiness of the Total Force.

Participants and U.S. service members assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst compete in a 5k run/walk during the celebration of the Navys 247th birthday held at Joint Base MDL, N.J., Oct. 13, 2022. Naval Air Station Lakehurst was commissioned in 1921, and continues to be at the forefront of naval aviation, research, development and fleet support.

U.S. Air Force military working dog TToby, 23rd Security Forces Squadron, poses for a photo during his retirement at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 16, 2022. TToby was born into the MWD Puppy Program in San Antonio, Texas and began training for military service at seven months old.

Col. Julie Gaulin, left, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Lingle, 374th Maintenance Group senior enlisted leader, prepare to greet pedestrians at the entrance of the newly reopened pedestrian bridge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2022. The bridge is used to get to and from the terminal gate and west side, without having to cross Route 16.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan McHone, 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, directs his MWD, Pow, Oct. 22, 2022, during an obedience course at the Desert Dog Trials in Scottsdale, Arizona. Pow participated in detection, obedience and obstacle events.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Utter, 35th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler, looks at Gary, 35th SFS MWD,prior to Range Day at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. MWDs are trained to detect explosives, take down uncooperative assailants, and help protect and defend Air Force installations.

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Master Chief Petty Officer Chris Boyson, Naval Information Forces Senior Enlisted Leader, interacts with Norfolk-based facility therapy dog, Patty Mac, during her visit to NAVIOFR.

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog, Jony, assigned to the 633d Security Forces Squadron and Senior Airman Tevin Elam, 633d SFS MWD handler, practices obedience training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2022. MWDs and their handlers regularly train in obedience, agility, detection and controlled aggression, utilizing the MWDs keen senses to keep service members and the surrounding community safe.

STAFF Sergeant Robert Pullin, from Goodfellow Air Force Base, gives the command "down" to his military working dog Britt, a German Shepherd dog, on the tactical oabedience course during the Department of Defense Worldwide Military Working Dog Competition. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force Security Forces K-9 handler, and his military working dog, track an armed assailant through several shipping containers during combat operations training.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Wait, 21st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, is bitten by Scooby, MWD, during an MWD demonstration at the Defenders Fair at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, May 19, 2022. In the Department of the Air Force, Security Forces defenders and Air Force Office of Special Investigation agents, protect and serve their community 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

120131-N-UE250-026SANTA RITA, Guam (Jan. 31, 2012) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Shiela McLean, assigned to the security department at U.S. Naval Base Guam, commands police dog, Mickey, to attack Master-at-Arms Seaman Stephon Sanders during a demonstration for students from the Harry S. Truman Head Start Center on U.S. Naval Base Guam. The purpose of the visit was to give students the opportunity witness how the police dogs are implemented in base security.

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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Army Pfc. Kyle Johnson, a military dog handler assigned to Kosovo Forces Regional Command East, trains his military working dog on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, June 8, 2022.

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - A K-9 enjoys a chin rub while waiting for his turn for the obstacle course competition during the 2010 Hawaiian Islands Working Dog Competition on Nov. 19. Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Transportation Security Administration and Hawaii Police Department personnel participated in the week long K-9 competition, which was sponsored by 728th Military Police Battalion and the 13th Military Police Detachment.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler George, military working dog handler assigned to the 354th Security Forces Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, pulls his MWD, Hank, off of a decoy after a car extraction during the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 18, 2022. After the car extraction, the MWD team had to escort the decoy back to the starting location.

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