The Video of the Week: Meet the first Pararescue dog

by Stavros Atlamazoglou Nov 24, 2019

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K9 Callie, a Dutch Shepherd and her handler, Tech. Sgt. Rudy Parsons, a pararescueman with the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard, sit on the ramp of a HC-130 aircraft awaiting training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Jun 25. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darby Arnold, 134th ARW Public Affairs).

Callie, a 26-month-old Dutch shepherd, is one of the newest additions to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron in Louisville, Ky. She is the Kentucky Air Guard’s first member of the 123rd Search and Rescue K-9 program, making her the only search and rescue dog in the entire Department of Defense.

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