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  • AFSFC Desert Defender’s kennel facilities were recently renovated. All of these improvements were focused on improving the existing kennel facility for the health and welfare of MWDs that will be housed there while attending training courses.

    AFSFC launches software to monitor health of MWDs

    The Air Force Security Forces Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, has launched the Kennel Health Assessment 2.0 project officially as of July 8, 2020. The purpose of KHA 2.0 is to ascertain the holistic state of all of the kennels across the Air Force to ensure the wellbeing of all Military Working Dogs.
  • Military working dog Max, assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron, poses for a portrait June 17, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

    Photos: Military working dogs of Luke

    Military working dog Max, assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron, poses for a portrait June 17, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. MWDs help protect Luke by detecting drugs, deterring hostile actions and locating bombs. MWDs and their handlers protect more than 7,000 personnel at Luke and assist local law enforcement in keeping the public
  • Military Working Dog handler training students from the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy lead a virtual K-9 demonstration for the Fair Oaks Rotary Club, June 3 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

    Local civic group virtually immerses in MWD handler training at JBSA

    Cadre members of the 341st Training Squadron’s K-9 Handlers course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland showcased the training military members undergo to become military working dog handlers during a virtual demonstration for members of the San Antonio Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch Texas, June 3, 2020.
  • The 341st Training Squadron conducts all military working dog initial training as well as all MWD handlers courses for the Department of Defense right here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. This elite team was able to share what they do with a class of 4th grade students from Buda Elementary School during a virtual canine demonstration, May 18, 2020.

    4th Graders go behind the 'virtual' scenes with K-9 training

    The 341st Training Squadron conducts all military working dog initial training as well as all MWD handlers courses for the Department of Defense right here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. This elite team was able to share what they do with a class of 4th grade students from Buda Elementary School during a virtual canine demonstration, May 18, 2020. 
  • Military Working Dogs

    Paw Prints in the Field: The History of K9 Veterans

    Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is known as the hub for U.S. Military Working Dog training for all of the armed forces. The kennels on JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Chapman Training Annex are where each dog gets their start, but the history of military working dogs begins even further back than Lackland Air Force Base.
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