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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Military working dogs have been on the front line alongside US service members for generations. Each dog also trains with service members, forming a particular bond with their handler. "They get ...

Military working dogs are trained to do tough jobs under harsh conditions, but they're still dogs. While their training is specialized, some aspects are universal and will apply no matter what you're ...

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 ...