Dog Handlers

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Sgt. Justin McGhee from the 67th Engineer Detachment from the Fifth Engineer Battalion directs Archie his explosive detection K-9 during an training scenario at Kandahar Airfield. Sgt. McGhee and Archie are pa More

Australian Army Cpl. Christopher Genn (right), a military police dog handler assigned to 1st Military Police Battalion, Delta Company, gets bitten by a German Shepherd during a bite training session designed to More

Lance Cpl. Joel Juarez, a specialized search dog handler, Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, shows his dog Benny a route to be searched for improvised e More

Lance Cpl. Alton Davis, military police officer and dog handler, and Jessi, his working dog, watch their surrounding area outside of the working dogs kennel at Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 30. Alton and J More

Sgt. Joseph Fahrenbach, military police officer and dog handler, stands with Rony, a Belgian Malignois, outside of the kennels at Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 30. The handlers provide everything to their More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Timothy Mcguire, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) handler with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat team 6 walks alongside his IDD a More

Sgt. David Varkett and Nouschka, a military working dog, take their places for the 95th Military Police Detachment activation ceremony, Nov. 2. The 95th MP Detachment is a unit made up of military working dogs More

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Coolahan and Military Working Dog Meky, assigned to Camp Lemonnier Base Security, participate in controlled training exercises at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30 More

Page, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), handled by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Triba, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, searches th More

Lance Cpl. Samuel V. Enriquez directs military working dog Dasty to search part of a road June 20 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The training allowed the team to practice search techniques it wo More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Natisha Johnson (right), Military Working Dog Section, Alpha Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, patrol and explosive detector MWD handler, and Senior A More

Military working dog Iggy lunges toward Senior Airman Alexander Nutting during MWD demonstration at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Apr. 5, 2014. Military working dogs are trained to bite and hold onto the suspect un More

Sgt. Andrew Kowtko, a K-9 dog handler with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and military working dog, Scooby, showcase the close relationships a dog and his handler must have when in a dangerous situation, More

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Wilson Ferreira, a Queens, New York, native, greets his assigned military working dog, Poly, Feb. 4 before explosive detection training at the Kadena Passenger Termi More

A Marine with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to commence directed seek and receive drills during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center More

John Salvetti, the kennel master for base Provost Marshall’s Office, gives an ammunition can to a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps student after answering a question correctly during a military working d More

Marines and their military working dogs with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, board a Landing Craft Air Cushion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 21, 2015. Expos More

151026-M-AW179-107 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 26, 2015) – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devan D. Johnson, a military police officer with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), role-plays as a patrol/explosive detector More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devan D. Johnson, a military police officer with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), role-plays as an escaping detainee while Endy R195, a patrol/explosive detector dog with the MEU More

U.S. Marine Corps military working dog Quick mingles with the public during the Bark in the Park event as part of San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 8, 2016. Quick is a Military Working dog with Headquarters and Su More

Lance Cpl. Kyle M. Timmerman, a dog handler attached to Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with his working dog, Bbealdur, a patrol, explosives-detecting dog, in the hangar bay of the USS B More

Cpl. Rolando Sulaica, a dog handler with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Riggs, a 4-year-old specialized search dog, are currently deployed with the 31st MEU aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jenna L. Cauble, dog handler, with the Provost Marshall's Office, K9 Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, poses for a silhouette photogra More

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare for an aerial gunnery refinement drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Chocolate Moun More

U.S. Marines currently assigned to the Military Working Dog (MWD) Team Deployment Training Course conduct helicopter familiarization, heloborn vehicle interdiction, and detection training on the Yuma Proving Gr More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Gerger stands with his canine, Eddie, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2019. Gerger, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is a military working dog handler with 3rd Law Enforceme More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Alvarado, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, communicates with Oounce, h More

Dan Hawkins, a civilian police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, controls military working dog Daisy during patrol dog train More

Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) K-9 Sunny during K-9 Appreciation Day at the Pentagon Parade Field, Washington D.C., March 13, 2020. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct bite work training aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The 31st MEU’s military working dogs train every d More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, left, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Deputy Commanding General, congratulates Corporal Andrew Richter, right, a military working dog handler with 3rd Law Enforceme More

Soldiers -- with their military working dogs -- seek TRADOC certification here to operate as effective teams

Sgt. Justin McGhee from the 67th Engineer Detachment from the Fifth Engineer Battalion directs Archie his explosive detection K-9 during an training scenario at Kandahar Airfield. Sgt. McGhee and Archie are pa More

Lance Cpl. Alton Davis, military police officer and dog handler, and Jesse, a Belgian Malignois, watch their surrounding area outside of the working dogs kennel at Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 30. Jesse, More

Lance Cpl. Alton Davis, military police officer and dog handler, and his working dog, Jesse, sit waiting to demonstrate her hard-hit bite during the working dog demonstration at the National Night Out, 2012, po More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gary Seale, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) handler with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat team 6 prepares his IDD to scout out More

Sgt. 1st Class Nathaniel Burney (left) and Lt. Col. Carl Parsons uncase the guidon for 95th Military Police Detachment during the unit's activation ceremony, Nov. 2. The 95th MP Detachment is a unit made up of More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon Leader, Capt. Andrew Word, and Forward Operating Base Shank Dog Handler, Air Force Staff Sgt. Rocky Foreman conduct familiarization training with tactical explosive detectio More

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Coolahan and Military Working Dog Meky, assigned to Camp Lemonnier Base Security, participate in controlled training exercises at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30 More

Improvised explosive device detection dogs (IDDs) with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion wait in kennels before a training session at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. IDD dog handlers, often volunteers More

Lance Cpl. Samuel V. Enriquez works with military working dog Dasty to practice inspecting areas for possible explosives June 20 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The training allowed the team to b More

Army 1st Lt. Catherine Oliphant, Kandahar Field Detention Site officer-in-charge, 551st Military Police Company, participates in a training exercise with a military working dog March 19, 2014, at Kandahar Airfi More

Military working dog Iggy, handled by Staff Sgt. Zach Cahall, bites down on Senior Airman Alexander Nutting during MWD demonstration at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 5, 2014. Military working dogs are traine More

Marine K-9 dog handlers from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., demonstrate to an audience of dog- show enthusiast the skills of a military working dog, during a canine show in Yuma, Ariz., Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Ammo cans containing trace amounts of materials used in explosives are placed on the ground Feb. 4 during explosive detection training at the Kadena Passenger Terminal on Kade More

Corporal Gerard V. Scparta, a military policeman and dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and his working dog, Quick, prepare to conduct a vehicle search during Exercise More

Corporal Moises A. Cadiz and Lance Cpl. Andrew W. Wundsam, military policemen and dog handlers with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, conduct bite sessions with Wundsam’s working dog, Leo, during Exercise Desert S More

Cpl. William Egelston, a dog handler with the military police, and his dog Joey take part in a friendly competition on an obstacle course with another dog handler as part of a demonstration of military working More

Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Suzette Clemans, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Denny, her Belgian Malinois patrol explosive detection dog, ride More

151026-M-AW179-143 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 26, 2015) – U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Kyle S. Purington, the Combat Logistics Battalion 26 motor transportation maintenance chief, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ro More

Vvass, 366th Security Forces military working dog, plays in the snow Nov. 11, 2015, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Vvass enjoyed having fun and being the "goofy" dog. (Courtesy Photo)

Members of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department set up a search exercise for their drug-sniffing dog during the Bark in the Park event as part of San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct 8, 2016. Exercises and demonstra More

Lance Cpl. Alex D. Marquissee, a dog handler attached to Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with his working dog Gage, an off-leash explosives-detecting military working dog, in the hangar More

Cpl. Rolando Sulaica, a dog handler with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Riggs, a 4-year-old specialized search dog, are currently deployed with the 31st MEU aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

U.S. Marine Corps Military Working Dog (MWD) Ken with the Provost Marshall's Office, K9 Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, poses for a silhouette photograph o More

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare for an aerial gunnery refinement drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Chocolate Moun More

U.S. Marines currently assigned to the Military Working Dog (MWD) Team Deployment Training Course conduct helicopter familiarization, heloborn vehicle interdiction, and detection training on the Yuma Proving Gr More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Alvarado, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, communicates with Oounce, h More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Devaney, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, struggles with military working d More

Sergeant Kyle Murdock and Officer Lindsay Chilton with K-9 Sunny during K-9 Appreciation Day at the Pentagon Parade Field, Washington D.C., March 13, 2020. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Cpl. William W. Burkle, a military working dog handler with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts bite work training with Bbaldur, his military working dog, aboard amphib More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, left, III Marine Expeditionary Force Deputy Commanding General, gifts his challenge coin to Corporal Andrew Richter, right, military working dog handler with 3rd Law E More

Sgt. Justin McGhee from the 67th Engineer Detachment from the Fifth Engineer Battalion directs Archie his explosive detection K-9 during an training scenario at Kandahar Airfield. Sgt. McGhee and Archie are pa More

Australian Army Cpl. Ryan Sulcas (right), a military police dog handler assigned to 1st Military Police Battalion, Delta Company, gets bitten by a German Shepherd during a bite training session designed to impr More

Sgt. Joseph Fahrenbach, Lance Cpl. Alton Davis and Lance Cpl. Ryan Miller interact with their dogs Rony, Jesse and Pepo outside of the working dog kennel at Marine Corps Base Quantico on July 30. The dogs are p More

Lance Cpl. Alton Davis, military police officer and working dog, and his working dog, Jessi, stand, ready to attack, during the working dog demonstration at the National Night Out, 2012, police-community partne More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gary Seale, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) handler with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat team 6 signals his IDD to scout out i More

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Coolahan and Military Working Dog Meky, assigned to Camp Lemonnier Base Security, participate in controlled training exercises at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30 More

Reese, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, waits in a kennel before a training session at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. IDD dog handlers, often More

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Pepersack, Military Working Dog Section, Alpha Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, training noncommissioned officer for the MWDs, helps up Sgt. 1st C More

KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Cameron L. Chapman, from Sonora, Kentucky, fills scent bags with trace amounts of materials used in explosives Feb. 4 during explosive detection training at the Kadena Pas More

Quick, a military working dog with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, rests next to his owner, Cpl. Gerard V. Scparta, a military policeman and dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Bat More

Koki, a military working dog trained for detection, demonstrates his capabilities during a military working dog demonstration for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 15, 2015. D More

Hebron, Ky., native Sgt. Paul Johnson, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Rumor, his Labrador Retriever specialized search dog, explore the deck More

151026-M-AW179-221 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 26, 2015) – U.S. Marine Cpl. Josue E. Robles, a military working dog handler with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pets a combat tracking dog with the MEU, whi More

Vvass, 366th Security Forces military working dog, sinks his teeth in to the back of a decoy November of 2015 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Despite his sometimes ferocious nature on the job, Vvass was More

An emergency service dog from the San Francisco Fire Department practices urban search and rescue techniques during the Bark in the Park event as part of San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 8 2016. Exercises and dem More

Sgt. Benjamin Jones, a dog handler attached to Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with his working dog AAJ, an off- leash explosives-detecting dog, in the hangar bay of the USS Bonhomme Ric More

Military Working Dog handlers with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, from left to right, Sgt. Christopher Castillo and his dog Raider; Cpl. Rolando Sulaica and his dogs Riggs; Cpl. Dustin Johnson and his dog More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jenna L. Cauble, dog handler, with the Provost Marshall's Office, K9 Section, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, poses for a silhouette photogra More

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare for an aerial gunnery refinement drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Chocolate Moun More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Alvarado, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, communicates with another d More

U.S. Marines Cpl. Dahlton Seel, center, and Cpl. Zachary Devaney, right, both military working dog handlers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp P More

K-9 Sjeff and Officer Marco Waisome during K-9 Appreciation Day at the Pentagon Parade Field, Washington D.C., March 13, 2020. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Bbaldur, a military working dog with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes a break during bite work training aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The 31st MEU More

U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Andrew Richter, military working dog handler, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, talks to the Marines of 3rd LE Bn after his reenlistment ceremony at Camp More