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  • Good boy closes MWD career

    Military Working Dog Beni/X500 retired after nine years of loyal service during a ceremony at the Trails End event center on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, April 6, 2023.

  • Air Force MWDs conduct winter training

    Staff Sgt. Kalib Murthy, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, leads MWD Ffarah, through a practice window during training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Jan. 24, 2023. The 341st SFS K-9 obedience yard was upgraded in 2022, adding new concrete obstacles and a lighting

  • Homeward Bound: A retired MWD's road to reunion

    Senior Airman Jenna Canada, 377th Security Forces Squadron K-9 handler, reunites with her retired Military Working Dog, Akim, in Albuquerque, N.M., July 12, 2022. Akim was paired with Canada in 2020 where they served together in South Korea before Canada received a new assignment at Kirtland Air

  • MWD Tommy retires at KAFB

    U.S. Air Force 377th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Tommy retires after more than 8 years of service at the Air Base Wing Presentation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on Mar. 25 2022.

  • Military Working Dog Retired and Adopted

    A Military Working Dog assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron was retired at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 4.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Villalpando, 509th SF military working dog handler, adopted U.S. Air Force MWD Stiffler, and have been enjoying the retired life ever

  • Dyess AFB K-9 War Hero Retires

    In a ceremony as traditional as any retirement ceremony for a member of the Air Force, a war hero veteran left the active duty ranks to savor the few remaining years of his life. Nero, a 12-year-old German shepherd was honored at Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas, after 10 years of service to his

  • K-9s undergo water aggression training

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Van Dyke, 341st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, agitates K-9 Paul during water aggression bitework training Sept. 7, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The K-9 teams used the base pool to showcase and improve how their partners would react when placed in