ANSBACH, Germany (Aug. 11, 2020) – Soldiers and their military working dogs (MWD) received conflict management training Aug. 7 at Oberdachstetten Training Area to reduce the risk of avoidable safety ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — When Spc. Jean Beltran, a military working dog handler with Fort Leonard Wood’s 180th Military Working Dog Detachment, returned with his four-legged partner, Bigi, from a nine ...

From June 25-30 military working dog handlers from across the Army gathered in southern Indiana to attend the symposium designed to provide MWD leaders with innovative methodologies to defeat current ...

The public face of the military working dog community mostly comes from TV and movies, which feature these dogs with impeccable detection skills, incredible obedience and lightning speed. But what it ...

United States Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians recently played a vital role in supporting Military Working Dog (MWD) training exercises. These EOD technicians engaged in ...

Military Working Dogs (MWD), known by many as "War Dogs," have been employed by the U.S. military from its inception. War dogs perform numerous roles in the armed services. At Naval Station (NAVSTA) ...

Amy Palmer, an Air Force veteran and president and CEO of Soldiers’ Angels, told Military.com that at the height of U.S.

Military working dog Sonny takes a moment to relax and enjoy his favorite Kong toy. All the military working dogs at the 88th Security Forces Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, are trained in ...

Staff Sgt.AshleyAlbright, 88th Security Forces military working dog trainer, awards her dog with a toy after a bite demonstration. New dog handlers are trained on ...

Community members pet retired Contract Working Dog Mazzie, who sits in front of the Vietnam Veterans War Dog Memorial, which was modeled after him, during the dedication ceremony March 13, 2021, in ...

Of the roughly 4,900 canines the United States utilized in Vietnam, approximately 2,700 were given to the South Vietnamese Army, with a staggering 1,600, euthanized. Today, military working dogs (MWDs ...