Military dogs

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh promotes Goldie the therapy dog to the rank of major during a ceremony at the Pentagon Nov. 12.

Welsh promotes airman’s best friend

By Kristin Davis on November 13, 2014 Air Force, Defense Department, Military dogs, Uncategorized, Veterans

If this newly-minted major rises through the next three ranks as fast as he did the last three, he’ll pin on his first star next March. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh presided over Goldie’s “commissioning” just eight months ago at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. There, the 4-year-old Golden retriever is a beloved member of the therapy dog program, visiting service members undergoing rehabilitation. On Nov. 12, the general and the dog crossed paths again, this time at the Pentagon, where Welsh promoted Goldie from second lieutenant to major. “It’s a rather fast…

Lackland gets new litter in time for Christmas

By Kristin Davis on December 24, 2013 Air Force, Defense Department, Military dogs

Check out the Air Force’s newest additions, nine little bundles of fur born to first-time mom, Hanny, Dec. 20, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The pups are part of the Defense Department’s Military Working Dog Breeding Program. Nothing says Christmastime cuteness like a pile of puppies, don’t you think? You can check out more photos on the group’s Facebook page.

Semi carrying 126 pounds of marijuana tries to enter Offutt

By Kristin Davis on October 28, 2013 Air Force, Military dogs, Uncategorized

Somebody apparently thought it was a good idea to try to get more than 100 pounds of marijuana through the main gate of Offutt Air Base Force Base, Neb., last week. Members of the 55th Security Forces Squadron were performing a routine security inspection of a commercial semi truck that tried to enter Gate One about noon on Wednesday when they came across suspicious packages, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Security forces called in a military drug dog, which sniffed out 116 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana hidden in the sleeper area of the semi, the story said. The truck and the marijuana…

Four military working dogs honored for their service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph

By Oriana Pawlyk on June 25, 2013 Award, Military dogs, Photos, Uncategorized

Four military working dogs — three Air Force, one Army – retired today at the first Joint Base San Antonio military working dog retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The military working dogs, assigned to the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, 902nd SFS at Randolph and 31st Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., received a certificate of meritorious service and a special retirement collar at the ceremony. Click on the gallery below to see photos of the event and to learn more about each dog’s history. Military Working Dog Kevin (not pictured) was born…

Animal Planet debuts “Glory Hounds” featuring airman

By Oriana Pawlyk on February 19, 2013 Afghanistan, Air Force, Military dogs, Uncategorized

It may not be “Call of the Wild” by Jack London, but it will surely show you a dog’s perspective. At 8 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 21, Animal Planet will debut GLORY HOUNDS, a two-hour, first-of-its-kind special with Animal Planet’s filmmakers and camera crews documenting handlers and military working dogs in some of the most volatile regions of Afghanistan. The show repeats 9 a.m. Feb. 24 ET/PT. According to a release from Animal Planet, camera teams acquired specialized training before spending six weeks in Afghanistan embedded with the troops. It took the network a year to get permission to film…

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