Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Military Working Dog Rio, 341st Security Forces Squadron, waits for a command April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Rio and the other military working dogs stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base are just a few of about 1,600 MWDs across the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Senior Airman Carla Nankervis, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, works with MWD Rio April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Training is conducted frequently to ensure requirements are being met by both the military working dogs and handlers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Military Working Dog Rio, 341st Security Forces Squadron, demonstrates with a toy April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. When they aren’t actively on patrol with their handler, MWDs at Malmstrom Air Force Base spend most of their time training in areas of obedience, bite work, agility and bomb/drug detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Airman 1st Class Taylor Sisk, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, demonstrates a bite from MWD Rio April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Military working dogs are trained in apprehension, detection and search-and-rescue to protect Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Loy Elementary School students watch as Airman 1st Class Taylor Sisk, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, demonstrates a bite from MWD Rio April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Sisk and other 341 SFS MWD handlers spoke to the school about their jobs and the ins-and-outs of working within a K9 unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Students watch a K9 demonstration April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. The 341st Security Forces Squadron kennel team from Malmstrom Air Force Base paid a visit to the school to speak about their jobs and perform a demonstration for the students and faculty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Senior Airman Carla Nankervis, left, and Airman 1st Class Taylor Sisk, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, perform a K9 demonstration with MWD Rio April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. MWD handlers and their K9 partners make up a highly trained law enforcement team capable of critical drug and explosives detection skills that protect Malmstrom Air Force Base and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Staff Sgt. Arthur Rocha, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, speaks to students April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Rocha informed the students of the process military working dogs go through for obedience and controlled aggression training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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A student asks a question to Staff Sgt. Arthur Rocha, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Students had the opportunity to ask questions about what life is like as a MWD handler and received a demonstration from the 341 SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)

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Malmstrom kennel performs demo for local elementary school

Published April 29, 2024
By Senior Airman Mary Bowers
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Military Working Dog Rio, 341st Security Forces Squadron, waits for a command April 17, 2024, at Loy Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont. Rio and the other military working dogs stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base are just a few of about 1,600 MWDs across the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)