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  • 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

  • Luke MWD finds a home in retirement

    The military working dog looked up at his handler, eyes wide in anticipation of what was to come after a retirement pin was added to his collar. DC had spied 40 bright yellow tennis ball underneath each chair occupied at his retirement ceremony. The K-9 had attended ceremonies before while helping

  • A look at Luke’s MWDs

    MWD’s and their handlers at Luke AFB, Arizona, protect more than 7,000 personnel and assist local law enforcement in keeping the public safe.

  • 97th SFS builds better bonds through kennel renovations

    The 97th Security Forces Squadron MWD team partnered with the 97th Mission Support Group to renovate the MWD kennel facility to provide handlers and their dogs a comfortable work and living environment at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

  • JBSA-Lackland, USPS San Antonio honor Military Working Dogs

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Members of the Security Forcescommunity and the U.S. Postal Service gathered at the Military Working Dog Monument here Aug. 15 for a local ceremony to unveil the new U.S. Postal Service MWD forever stamp.

  • Retired MWDs looking for family, homes, couches

    Thousands of Military Working Dogs are stationed around the world placing themselves in harm’s way detecting bombs, land mines and subduing threatening people; all in the name of keeping Americans safe. Eventually, these canines retire and some can be adopted by the public to live as a couch potato.