Explosives Dog

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gayevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Tracy L. Hall-Leahy, USA Release More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gayevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Tracy L. Hall-Leahy, USA Release More

Dolan chases a simulated suspect Oct. 25 at Range 160 on Camp Hansen. Military working dog handlers with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion trained in dog-handling techniques to build a stronger relationship between More

Retired military working dog Marco and Senior Airmen Travis Hansen, 2nd Security Forces military working dog handler, pose for a photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 24, 2017. Marco and Hansen have been More

Zak bites Cpl. Justin B. Trujillo, center, who is acting as a suspect, after Cpl. Shawn R. Edens, right, gives a command Oct. 25 at Range 160 on Camp Hansen. Zak is a military working dog with 3rd LE Bn., III M More

Marco nuzzles up with Senior Airmen Travis Hansen, 2nd Security Forces military working dog handler, at his new home in Shreveport, La., Sept. 5, 2017. Hansen was Marco’s handler for more than a year while Marc More

Cpl. Shawn Edens prepares to release his dog, Zak, in pursuit of a simulated fleeing suspect Oct. 25 at Range 160 on Camp Hansen. A positive relationship between the dog and handler is the key to creating a coh More

Marco lays on the couch in his new home in Shreveport, La., Sept. 5, 2017. Marco lives with his former handler Senior Airmen Travis Hansen, 2nd Security Forces military working dog handler. (U.S. Air Force phot More

Dasty stares at an explosive Oct. 24 at Range 160 on Camp Hansen, signaling his handler that an improvised explosive device may be buried there. Dasty is a military working dog with 3rd LE Bn.

A B-52 Stratofortress flies over during Marco’s walk in Shreveport, La., Sept. 5, 2017. For six years Marco protected the B-52, Airmen and all other assets on Barksdale Air Force Base and its surrounding area. More

Maj. Ryan Natalini, 2nd Security Forces Squadron commander, Senior Airmen Travis Hansen, 2nd Security Forces military working dog handler, and military working dog Marco wait prior to the beginning of the retir More

Marco stands at attention for the presentation of the colors at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 8, 2017. Marco was fully certified as a patrol and an explosives detection dog serving with the 2nd Security More

Guests attend military working dog Marco’s retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 8, 2017. Marco served as a military working dog in the U.S. Air Force for more than six years. (U.S. Air Fo More

Military working dog Marco is presented the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal at his retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 8, 2017. The medal is presented to Airmen who have distinguished More

Military working dog Marco is presented a shadow box during his retirement at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 8, 2017. Marco was fully certified as a patrol and an explosives detection dog for the 2nd Secu More

Military working dog Marco is fed a piece of steak during his retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 8, 2017. During the retirement ceremony all military working dog handlers fed Marco piec More

Maj. Ryan Natalini, 2nd Security Forces Squadron commander, Senior Airmen Travis Hansen, 2nd Security Forces military working dog handler, and Marco all pose for a selfie at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. More

Members of the 2nd Security Forces Squadron all rub Marco’s belly after his retirement ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 8, 2017. Marco served as a military working dog in the U.S. Air Force for More