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March 17, 2025
DOD K-9 Competition returns to JBSA-Lackland after 13 years, showcasing MWD excellence

Military Working Dog teams from across the U.S. gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for the Department of Defense K-9 Competition, held March 6-7. This marked the first competition organized by the 341st Training Squadron since 2012.
March 14, 2025
DOD K-9 Competition returns after 13 years, showcasing MWD excellence

Military Working Dog teams from across the U.S. gathered here for the Department of Defense K-9 Competition, held March 6-7. This marked the first competition organized by the 341st Training Squadron since 2012.
March 12, 2025
PHOTOS: JBSA-Lackland hosts DOD K9 competition

The Department of Defense K9 Competition took place at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on March 6, 2025. The event brought back Military Working Dog handlers to where their training first started.
Jan. 13, 2025
PHOTO: JBSA-Lackland renovates kennels for Military Working Dogs

Military Working Dog handler Amie Krickhahn and Military Working Dog Jenny, 341st Training Squadron, pose in front of renovated kennels featuring newly installed weather coverings on Jan. 3, 2025, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
Jan. 12, 2025
MWD handler prepares her canine partner for retirement

Staff Sgt. Sydney Adams, a 71st Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, prepares her canine partner Ares for something every service member faces -- retirement and transition to civilian life.
April 25, 2024
The legacy of MWD Nemo and Robert ‘Bob’ Thorneburg

Vietnam War Veteran Airman Robert "Bob" Throneburg and his partner, Military Working Dog Nemo, have an enduring legacy within the working dog community. On April 2, Throneburg’s family came to see the impacts of this legacy in person when they visited the 341st Training Squadron.
March 19, 2024
Military Working Dogs getting new home on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston

Security Forces on Joint Base San Antonio have a unique force multiplier helping provide security on a whole other level by way of specially trained Military Working Dogs.
Feb. 8, 2024
Team Keesler hosts Biloxi Jr. Leadership students

Biloxi Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership students toured Keesler to learn about the mission and training capabilities. Col. Billy Pope Jr., 81st Training Wing commander, spoke to the students about peer leadership and mentorship before they saw a military working dog demonstration from the 81st
Nov. 1, 2023
U.S. Military Working Dog Teams observe 10th anniversary of monument

The U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument 10th anniversary commemoration was held Oct. 27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The ceremony was held to highlight the contribution to our nation’s defense and to honor military working dog teams past and present, thanking them for
Oct. 12, 2023
The dedication of Defenders, K-9 partners

It was a transformative moment in military history when the Army initiated training for its pioneering War Dog Program, commonly referred to as the "K-9 Corps." This groundbreaking development, according to American Humane Society, marked the inaugural inclusion of Military Working Dogs (MWD) within