Reading Patrick’s nice piece on what is my favorite animal, too, reminded me that it has been a while since I have posted about my favorite kind of Dog, the Military working Dog (MWD), our “four-legged warriors”
So here is a quick trip through ‘MWD lane’
Former Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremiah Peters stretches as his service dog, Bella, rests at his feet during the 2014 Marine Corps Trials on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 4, 2014.
Leska, a military working dog, leaps at U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Winjum, a working dog handler, during training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 21, 2014. The training maintains the dog’s proficiency in subduing suspects.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashly Lester carries Leska, a military working dog, off the operating table after a surgery to remove a broken incisor at the camp’s medical facility on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 2, 2014. Lester is a military working dog handler. Leska made a full recovery from the surgery.
Fosters holding their TT4 and UU4 puppies after the completion of the foster orientation seminar at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Dec. 11, 2013.
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CODA:
Patrick: Did not mean to take away your subject for the letter “M”. Look forward to reading it.
All photos and captions: DOD
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.