Military Working Dogs in Action

Images of military working dogs being trained, resting, or showcased during demonstrations with handlers in various settings.

Debra, 45th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to jump onto a HH60G Pave Hawk on Aug. 23, 2022, Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. MWDs go through exercises to maintain training and ensure mission readiness.

Airmen with the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing participate in a five kilometer run, brunch and barbecue dinner in honor of Women's Equality Day at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, August 26, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps military working dog Yenkie, rests after a bite demonstration for The Boy Scouts of America, Bellows Air Force Station, Feb. 24, 2024. This demonstration provides scouts with insight into the life of a military working dog handler. Marine Corps

Debra, 45th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to jump onto a HH60G Pave Hawk on Aug. 23, 2022, Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. MWDs go through exercises to maintain training and ensure mission readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaylen Bigelow, 97th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler, pulls Dex, 97th SFS MWD, off of Senior Airman William Morris, 97th SFS MWD handler, during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 13, 2022. MWD handlers wear a bite suit that protects themselves from the MWD attack which simulates a perpetrator posing as a threat.

During a working dog demonstration, United States Air Force (USAF) CHIEF of STAFF (CS), General (GEN) John P. Jumper, left, talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Brian M. Thayer, a Military Working Dog Handler at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. During a working dog demonstration, United States Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff (CS), General (GEN) John P. Jumper, left, talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Brian M. Thayer, a Military Working Dog Handler at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas.

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Zecki, assigned to the 432nd Security Forces Squadron, waits to see if he will be rewarded during a training event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, September 7, 2022. Zecki was participating in training offered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Seaman Jonathan Glynn, Master at Arms, demonstrates Military Working Dog bite work for veteran and active handlers at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on April 19, 2022. Glynn is assigned to the 341st Training Squadron. The Vietnam-era MWD handlers from the Vietnam Dog Handlers Association swapped stories with active handlers and saw today's best practices in military working dog and handler training.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 23, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 1st Class Angela Sweeney and Military Working Dog Diego train on the softball field onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece, on Sept. 23, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Vanhorne, attached to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, and his military working dog, Ricky, conduct a neighborhood presence patrol in the Basateen neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2008, with the Iraqi National Police.

021009-F-3963C-009. Base: Buckley Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Space Command

010320-M-5888P-004. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030616-F-1342R-029. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Arro, a highly trained military drug dog, takes a break from sniffing out illegal narcotics. Base: Fort Mcclellan State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020110-F-0526K-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Police canine poses with handler at the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2022. This biennial event hosted by JBER is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerialdemonstrations in the world. The event features multiple performers to include the JBER JointForces Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, Pacific Air ForcesC-17 Demonstration Team and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team.

030412-F-5789F-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bashur Air Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Staff Sgt. Norimasa Takahashi, military working dog (MWD) handler, interacts with Dicker, JASDF MWD, before a bilateral training event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. The training event included searching for a trespasser and different types of substances, scenarios that give the MWD and their handlers more experience.

Staff Sgt. Luis Diaz Garcia, 377th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog trainer and supervisor, practices obedience training with MWD Betyar at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., August 22, 2022. MWD's are trained to detect explosives and drugs, perform attacking tactics, patrol bases and deploy overseas along with their handlers.

NNayeli, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, looks for explosive components during detection training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 18, 2022. NNayeli celebrated her second birthday by training with her handler.

Staff Sgt Veronica Baham, 99th Security Forces Squadron K-9 handler, congratulates NNayeli, 99 SFS MWD, during detection training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 18, 2022. Nnayeli celebrated her second birthday by training with her handler.

Military working dogs stand by with their handlers as a chemical alarm sounds and personnel don mission oriented protective posture gear during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazard and toxic substance training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2022. The purpose of the training was to provide didactic and hands-on training for Marine and Air Force MWD handlers to enable point-of-care and en-route care for toxic substance exposure.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Briana DeJesus, military working dog (MWD) handler, Provost Marshal Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, demonstrates bite capabilities for students from Heritage High Schools Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, April 4, 2023. Dog handlers explained their mission, daily operations and training schedule to the students.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Robbins and his K-9 working dog clear a house along with other Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 7, 2007.

From left, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brandon Walp, 502nd Movement Control Officer, waits for a Military Working Dog to release his bite during a First Responder Day demonstration at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 11, 2022. Walp volunteered to be chased by the fastest MWD at Ali Al Salem Air Base.

070128-A-7430N-018. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

040813-M-0706S-012. Base: Nassir Wa Al Salam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060219-A-5745M-083. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE

Major Butch,” a therapy dog with the 219th Medical Detachment (Combat Operational Stress Control) concludes her tour in Afghanistan at Bagram Air Field, Feb. 1. The 85th Med. Det. (COSC) from Fort Hood, Texas, assumes the various 219th missions at the transfer of authority ceremony held here today.

Staff Sgt. Nicole Jenson, 10th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, comforts Cindy, an MWD, June 27, 2012. The U.S. Air Force Academy military working dog unit was relocated yesterday due to smoke and possible fire damage caused by the Waldo Canyon fire.

MWD Roy (left) and MWD Lisa, wait for their retirement ceremony to begin. Both dogs had been assigned to the 67th Military Police Detachment. MWD Roy had served 8 years and MWD Lisa had served 9.

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.

Tech. Sgt. Natalie Belongie, boom operator with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, introduces Wing mascot "Pack" to visiting Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, on May 3, 2022, at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, New Hampshire.

220809-N-EJ241-1099DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (August 9, 2022) - Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christian Biao, a military working dog (MWD) handler assigned to U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, guides Timi, an MWD, during a certification and training exercise. Handlers and MWDs navigate training courses to help them learn to strengthen their weaknesses and communicate with each other more quickly and efficiently through verbal and nonverbal commands and positive reinforcements.

Military Working Dog Leo, 92nd Security Forces Squadron MWD, looks into the camera while waiting for his turn on the UH-1N Huey Oct. 25, 2022, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. MWD Leo and his handler practiced putting on all of the safety gear and boarding the helicopter together before doing it for real.

Military working dogs and their handlers from the 72nd Security Forces Squadron pose for official photos November 4, 2022, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

Cpl. Ashley A. Entrikin, patrol and explosive dog handler, Military Police, I Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD), bonds with her dog, Hugo, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.Entrikin and Hugo have been together for a year and make up the only military working dog team in Afghanistan that includes a female dog handler. Entrikin, originally from Rich Hill, Mo, says that she and Hugo are loyal to each other. Both of them have goofy attitudes, which makes work more fun.

PEARL HARBOR (April 10, 2013) Military police working dog (MWD) Bary attacks Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Vollweiler during controlled aggression training exercises at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. MWDs are used to apprehend suspects and to detect explosives and narcotics while searching buildings, ships and submarines.

Griz, a Meridian Police Department K-9, bites a decoy in a bitesuit on May 19, 2022 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID, during a working dog competition between the Meridian Police Department and the 366th Security Forces Squadron K-9 teams on May 19, 2022 at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Onlookers attempted to distract the K-9s by throwing chew toys onto the field, but the K-9s training ensured their sole focus was deterring the perpetrator.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE CAFERETTA, NIMRUZ PROVINCE,Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Austan Flener, a dog handler with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, puts his improvised explosive device detection dog, Susie, through a remediation drill here Jan. 16. Flener is a 25-year-old from Morgantown, KY.

031109-F-7234P-028. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 447th Air Expeditionary Group

Spc. Daphne Duke and Spc. Landon Porter provide a military working dog demonstration to Fort Drum family members May 20 during the Storytime with Military Police event at the Robert C. McEwen Library. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

Jack, a military working dog, maneuvers over an obstacle under the supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ivan Perez, a military working dog handler with Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 26, 2022. Together, Perez and Jack, an 80-pound German Shepherd, specialized 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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Keith, 432nd Security Forces Squadron kennel master, pets military working dog JoJo during JoJo's retirement at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2022. Military working dogs are trained to detect explosives and drugs, deter threats and protect their handlers.

U.S. Army Spc. Ahren Blake, a combat medic from Clinton, Iowa, with Company D, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, holds two puppies he found at an observation post in the Aziz Khan Kats Mountain Valley range near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 15. The puppies have been living with the Afghan National Army Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 201st Infantry Corps, which man the Ops that 3rd Platoon visited.

U.S. Airmen with the 627th Security Forces Squadron participate in a five-mile ruck in honor of National Police Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 19, 2022. Police Week consisted of various events such as an opening ceremony, a shooting competition and a five-mile ruck for military police and defenders.

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BAGHDAD - Malbern, Ark., native and Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Holm, a military working-dog handler attached to 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches Zasko for signals during a patrol of Western Baghdad Aug 2. Zasko, a Belgian Malinois, helps Coalition Forces locate explosives and ammunition using the weapons scents as an indicator.

030123-F-9032T-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force Maj. Keil, left, 432nd Security Forces Squadron commander, looks as Staff Sgt. Keith, 432nd Security Forces Squadron kennel master, takes off the do not pet patch off JoJos vest during his retirement ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 3, 2022. Military working dogs are trained to detect explosives and drugs, deter threats and protect their handlers.

An Afghan role player portraying an Afghan army officer asks David Sheffer, a dog trainer with Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind., a question about Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab and tactical explosives detector dog, June 14 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., during a demonstration of Cobas abilities for 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers, role players and government civilians. Sheffer spent 10 days - from June 5 to 15 - escorting Coba to various companies and platoons across the brigade, which will soon select 25 handlers for training to lead a similar dog in Afghanistan when they deploy later this fall.

K-9 Harry shows off his protection training with his handler Sgt. Luis Ascencio and Spc. Alyssa Carter, during a demonstration for the children at Nye Library.

Lackland Air Force Base. During a demonstration, US Air Force (USAF) K-9 Evaluator, Ed Hart handles a Belgian Malinois Military Working Dog named "Akim." Looking on are, Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Reggie Cook, the Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of Consignment for the 341st Training Squadron (TS), USAF, Chief of Staff (CS), General (GEN) John P. Jumper, third from left and in attendance are General (GEN) Donald G. Cook, Commander of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Major General (MGEN) John F. Regni, Commander of 2nd Air Force, Brigadier General (BGEN) Frederick D. Van Valkenburg, the 37th Training Wing (TW) Commander, Major (MAJ) Frank Schaddelee, Commander of the 341st Training Squadron (TS) and Captain (CAPT) Anthony Meisonet, Deputy Commander, of the 341st TS.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lydia Slama, a military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters squadron, informs educators about her duties during the 2022 Marine Corps Educators Workshop on MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Aug. 4, 2022. The Educators Workshop gives high school teachers an opportunity to witness recruit training and interact with Marines stationed at three installations in California during a five-day all-expense paid trip. While visiting Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, MCAS Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the teachers gain knowledge that they can share with high school students interested in Marine Corps Service.

A U.S. Marine Corps dog handler with the Provost Marshal Office interacts with his respective K-9 prior to entering a simulated Improvised Explosive Device lane, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 13, 2022. The purpose of the training was to increase readiness and operability in urban terrain.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quinton Lequieu and Senior Airman Gabriel Higuera, 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, train SSilke, 355th SFS MWD, to follow commands during a simulated hostile interaction at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 1, 2022. MWDs are trained to detect explosives, take down uncooperative assailants and help protect and defend Air Force installations.

040413-F-5098W-009. Base: RAF Fairford State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

K-9 Spike is ready for the next training exercise with his Handler Officer John McGee at Kennedy Space Centers Protective Services Office in Florida on July 10, 2019. The centers specially trained K-9s support the center 24/7, 365 days. Their main goal is to protect the Kennedy workforce and assets. Normal activities include sweeps of designated facilities, parking lots and random vehicle inspections at entrance gates. During rocket launches, they are out and about performing sweeps of facilities and launch site viewing areas. They cover Kennedy and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Tech. Sgt. Travis Fiero, 66th Security Forces Squadron kennel master, leads Military Working Dog Frida , during a working dog certification at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 15, while Col. Taona Enriquez, installation commander, and Staff Sgt. William Hale, MWD handler, look on. The annual certification tests the MWD on its ability to perform its duties.

"Major Butch," a therapy dog with the 219th Medical Detachment (Combat Operational Stress Control) concludes her tour interacting with service members in Afghanistan at Bagram Air Field, Feb. 1. The 85th Med. Det. (COSC) from Fort Hood, Texas, assumes the various 219th missions at the transfer of authority ceremony held here today.

Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Miller and Military Working Dog Beano give each other a 'chest bump' before working a training scenario at the Yuma Proving Grounds July 26. The duo was part of a demonstration for some of the Army Test and Evaluation Command's top officers, enlisted and civilian personnel. They demonstrated locating explosives and aggression work amid the sounds of machine-gun fire.

A U.S. Army Soldier with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division pets a puppy adopted by the Musayyib Iraqi police station in Musayyib, Iraq, March 11, 2008.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Feb. 15, 2024) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Caitlyn Fetter, assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, commands Military Working Dog Sonia during a Semiannual Regional Assessment onboard NSA Souda Bay on Feb. 15, 2024. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation that enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Navy

081206-A-5406P-116Spc. Ryan Cole of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tries not to disturb the animals as he searches a corral for weapons hidden by a local insurgent force during a situational training exercise at Fort Bragg Dec. 5.

Law enforcement canine exercises on the occasion of the U.S. Park Police "K-9 Graduation"

U.S. Army Sgt. Warren Bolden (left) with the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, Combined Military Working Dog Detachment - Europe, and Staff Sgt. Cory Wolfle (right) with the 525th Military Police Detachment, conduct detection lanes in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site at Baumholder, Germany, May 12. Each participant is graded on their ability to lead their team throughout buildings on site while testing odor and explosive detection and handling their military working dog with full body armor and a weapon. Their goal is to move as quickly and accurately as possible, taking tactical considerations while moving and conducting their detection.

A participant lies down while his dog checks on him after completing a Norwegian Foot March at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 25, 2022. The march tested participants mental and physical strength, consisting of a fully-uniformed trek over 18.6-miles carrying a 25-pound rucksack within the designated qualifying time of under 4.5 hours.

011026-A-3639G-006. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER)

Patrol Officer Jumill Hornsby, a K-9 handler with the North Charleston Police Department, commands his K-9, Faro, to hurdle over a barrier during a training exercise on the Naval Weapons Station at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. The handlers trained for apprehension, odorous drug detection, agility, and building searches with their respective K-9s.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Linda Lewis plays with a dog outside the administration tent at Fleet Hospital 15. The hospital was established to support Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Security personnel with bomb detecting dogs in action outside 21st Street entrance of Harry S. Truman Building

DA-ST-85-12349. Base: West Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

SPC Eriberto Leon administers a shot to Prince at a mobile veterinary clinic at Yongsan, Army Garrison, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 21, 1998. The mobile Vet. clinic often attends to service members' pets, during training exercises, to include the present one, Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Seoul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Families enjoy a day at the base for the 507th Air Refueling Wing's 50th Anniversary Family Day celebration April 30, 2022, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Ouderkirk falls after being taken down by Military Working Dog Qquito during Defenders Day March 9, 2013, in South Korea. The activities ranged from a MWD demonstration and Quick Reaction Team demonstration to games, displays, competitions, races and more. Ouderkirk is a 51st Security Forces Squadron MWD handler.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bruno, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Western Recruiting Region Mascot, takes the stage during Echo Companys family day event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 8, 2024. Brunos role as the depot mascot is to boost morale, participate in events, and partake in community relations engagements in the San Diego area. Marine Corps

90th Missile Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Sylvetris Hlongwane catches a military working dog during her 90th Security Forces Squadron immersion, Jan. 17, 2023, on F.E Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Hlongwane has been with the 90MW for two months and is visiting units around the base to learn about their missions.

060427-A-6365W-246. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Tomi, a military work dog with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, bites down on U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Nelson, 379 Air Expeditionary Wing commander during a K-9 demonstration Sept. 12, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Nelson wore a protective suit during the demonstration and learned firsthand how military working dogs operate.

Tomi, a military work dog with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, bites down on U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Nelson, 379 Air Expeditionary Wing commander during a K-9 demonstration Sept. 12, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Nelson wore a protective suit during the demonstration and learned firsthand how military working dogs operate.

Approximately 20 personnel from the Alaska Air National Guards 212th Rescue Squadron, and a few support personnel, return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson from a five-month long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operations Resolute Support and Freedoms Sentinel, June 8, 2017.

A U.S. Airman with the 627th Security Forces Squadron and his dog participate in a five-mile ruck in honor of National Police Week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 19, 2022. Police Week consisted of various events such as an opening ceremony, a shooting competition and a five-mile ruck for military police and defenders.

Dogs line up with their handlers during training at the Department of Defense Center. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSilke, a military working dog assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron, poses for a photo before beginning a training scenario at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 1, 2022. MWDs are trained to detect explosives, take down uncooperative assailants and help protect and defend Air Force installations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Williams, military working dog handler, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attends the 386th ESFS change of command ceremony with his military working dog, at the base theater at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 16, 2022. Lt. Col. Tito Ruiz, incoming commander, 386th ESFS succeeded Lt. Col. Lee Anderson, outgoing commander, 386th ESFS.

Security personnel with bomb detecting dogs in action outside 21st Street entrance of Harry S. Truman Building

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Conley, left, a military working dog handler, Cpl. Ivan Perez, a military working dog handler, and his partner, Jack, a military working dog, with Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, conduct training on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. 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.

060318-A-0527A-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

USAF STAFF Sergeant Matthew Haydel, a dog handler from the 100th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, poses with his 4-year old patrol dog, Ronnie. Haydel and Ronnie participated in the 1ST Inter-Service United Kingdom K-9 Trails held at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The competition was held between dog handlers from the Royal Air Force Police Dog Section out of RAF Marham, 100th Security Forces Squadron out of RAF Mildenhall and 48th Security Forces Squadron out RAF Lakenheath. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Lola, a 355th Wing Chaplains moral dog, lays in the shade during a morale event at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 16, 2022. The purpose of this event was to boost morale by bringing a burger bash out to the Airmens shop and to talk about morale injury, one of the leading causes of suicide at DM.

CPL Kirt John talks to his military working dog Sonja following a security check at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), Oct. 11, 1998. John is from the H/S Battalion, B Company, Military Working Dogs, and is deployed to MEC-P in support of Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Marine Expeditionary, Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Cougar Company of 2-327 Inf, 1 BCT, 101st Airborne (Air Assault) conduct mission Ohio Cable Three, working alongside the Afghan Air Force to transport recently trained Afghan Local Police from FOB Bastik to Kamdesh, Kunar Province, Afghanistan on June 2-4, 2013.

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, saddle a mule during an animal packers workshop as part of Mountain Exercise (MTX) 1-23 at MCMWTC, Bridgeport, California, Sept. 23, 2022. The purpose of the animal packers course is to teach personnel the necessary skills to enable them to load and maintain pack animals for military applications in remote and dangerous environments, as a tool of irregular warfare.

Cpl. Daniel Pierce, a military working dog handler with Military Police Support Company, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., whos from Tyngsboro, Mass., is attacked by Zok and Bandit, military working dogs, during a demonstration at Boston Common May 3. The demonstration was during the first day of Marine Week Boston, which honors and recognizes the contributions of Marines, including Boston-based hometown heroes and their families.

SGT. Michelle Putnam poses for a photograph with her dog Carlos prior to taking part in an explosives training exercise at the Security Police Academy. The school provides fundamental courses in law enforcement and security duties for Air Force personnel as well as advanced training to security police of all ranks and branches of the armed services. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Melis, 60th Security Forces Squadron military dog handler, trains Aarapahoe, a military working dog, at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 30, 2022. Melis saved a veteran's dog's life from a brutal dog attack in Vacaville, California, using techniques he learned from the 341st Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, military working dog handler's course.

Arras, a Belgium Maloumaud, from the 104th Area Support Group (ASG), Hannau, GE.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

Slovak Soldier And Dog, Gazimestan, Kosovo

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