SOF Pic of the Day: German Special Operations Canines
From the trenches of World War I to today’s quiet KSK raids, Germany’s four-legged operators are still out front, taking the first risk so their human teammates do not have to.
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From the trenches of World War I to today’s quiet KSK raids, Germany’s four-legged operators are still out front, taking the first risk so their human teammates do not have to.
At one point during the service, a friend led Hawkeye, JT’s faithful chocolate Lab, to the military casket sat draped with its American flag.
Delta Force operators pose with a Special Operations Military Working Dog.
US Army Garrison Bavaria breaks ground on a $4.6M canine complex in Grafenwöhr, enhancing the welfare of military working dogs.
SFC Dewey Ross carries a Military Working Dog Dummy during the Best Medic competition at Baumholder, Germany, 2022.
Killeen Independent School District partnered with the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services and several other agencies from the community for their annual safety week, Jan. 9-13, which aims to educate students on various safe practices.
The Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) veterinary services led a Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training with Navy security Military Working Dog (MWD) handlers at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Wiesbaden Veterinary Treatment Facility worked together with the 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion and the 525th Military Working Dog Detachment to acclimate three military working dogs to helicopter flight during a training exercise Sep. 29, at Clay Kaserne.
Dogs have been used in the military for centuries, and their roles have evolved. In ancient times, dogs were used as war dogs, and their strength and courage were relied on to help troops win battles.
Three-year-old Belgian Malinois Max was found starving and nearly dead in the Ukrainian woods. He had been surviving off scraps of food and garbage, and when he was found, he wore a Russian military collar. No one could understand how such a beautiful dog could just be left behind to die.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Carmen Pontello introduces Hammer, a military working dog, to a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 semi-autonomous robot.
Marine Corps Cpl. Tyrell Bluto and military working dog Nero prepare to fast-rope out of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter.