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Military Working Dog Program strengthens families and the force
September 5, 2023 — The journey of a military working dog from raw potential to a fully trained warrior is not quick and easy. This transformation commences within the homes of puppy foster families. As the result of one such home, the Air Force Defender community recently gained another four-legged warrior within its ranks, following an emotional reunion with his foster family... MORE

AFSFC tests new tool to streamline MWD kennel projects across DAF
June 7, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently tested a new assessment tool designed to streamline the way the Department of the Air Force tracks and prioritizes repair, renovation and replacement projects at military working dog kennels... MORE

AFSFC develops Kennel Health Assessment Tool to provide data on DAF kennels across the enterprise.

PHOTOS | Mika the Military Working Dog retires after nine years service
April 12, 2023 — Mika, a Military Working Dog with the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland retired April 10, 2023, after nine years of service... MORE

Security Forces Military Working Dog K9 Mika Retires

JBSA-Randolph dog handlers continue the mission
December 29, 2022 — Military Working Dogs have served alongside service members in combat in every major conflict since the American Revolution. Today, they’re trained to perform a wide range of highly specialized tasks such as sniffing out bombs and drugs, tracking and close protection work... MORE

341st Training Squadron holds first military working dog expo
November 23, 2022 — The 341st Training Squadron held its first military working dog expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 18... MORE

37th Training Wing: Gentle leaders for gentle giants
September 26, 2022 — Considering the 37th Training Wing is home to training all military working dogs for the Department of Defense and other agencies, it is no surprise Airmen from the 341st Training Squadron found a new way to improve the exercise of the gentle giants of our force – using a gentle leader. A gentle leader is a collar, except it’s not the traditional collar that goes around a dog’s neck. Instead, it is a head collar that goes around a dog’s snout, which prevents them from being “pullers.”... MORE

341st Training Squadron implements gentle leaders for MWDs

Actor Channing Tatum visits JBSA, Military Working Dogs
February 17, 2022 — Channing Tatum, star and co-director of the upcoming movie “Dog,” visited Joint Base San Antonio Feb. 9 on a USO tour to promote the movie, visit with military members, as well as learn about the missions of various units... MORE

341st TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab
January 12, 2022 — The 341st Training Squadron, home of the Military Working Dog program for the Department of Defense, opened its third specialized training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 5, 2022... MORE

AFSFC assessment tool improves health, readiness of military working dogs
July 6, 2021 — The upgrades are a result of Kennel Health Assessment 2.0, Air Force Security Forces Center’s web-based evaluation system that tracks and evaluates the condition of military working dog kennel facilities across the Air Force... MORE

Nelson, a military working dog at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Working dog team travels overseas to purchase four-legged trainees
June 25, 2021 — Travel is a regularity for the 341st Training Squadron and Department of Defense Veterinary Service working dog procurement team. These trips are vital to procure working dogs for the DOD and Transportation Security Administration... MORE

Man holds dog back on chain while another man approaches dog.

Air Force Security Forces Center to improve U.S. government-wide working dog programs
March 4, 2021 — The Air Force Security Forces Center-led Government Working Dog Category Intelligence Team aims to improve the cost, process and procurement of government working dogs across 14 federal agencies. ... MORE

Sofi, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog, waits with her handler Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, at a simulated checkpoint during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base.

AMEDD Board tests Canine Thermal Monitor, Mobile Application and Collar at JBSA-Lackland
September 4, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Board, or USAMEDDBD, assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, conducted an operational assessment of the Canine Thermal Monitor, Mobile Application and Collar at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 17-21... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jacob Howard, a Military Working Dog handler, and MWD Ppuritan are evaluated by a U.S. Army Medical Department Board test officer.

AFSFC launches software to monitor health of Military Working Dogs
July 17, 2020 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has officially launched the Kennel Health Assessment 2.0 project to ascertain the holistic state of all of the kennels across the U.S. Air Force and ensure the well-being of all Military Working Dogs... MORE

Vanda, a military working dog, or MWD, trainee assigned to the 341st Training Squadron, runs through a tunnel during obedience training Nov. 17, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The course is designed to improve agility, reaction time and stamina in the military working dogs as part of their training.

SA Rotary Club members virtually immerse in K-9 handler training
June 9, 2020 — 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... MORE

Military working dog handler training students from the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy pose for a photo following a K-9 demonstration for the Fair Oaks, Texas, Rotary Club June 3, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Fourth graders go behind the 'virtual' scenes at K-9 training
May 21, 2020 — The 341st Training Squadron conducts all military working dog initial training, as well as all MWD handlers' courses, for the Department of Defense at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. This elite team was able to share what they do with a class of fourth-grade students from Buda Elementary School during a virtual canine demonstration May 18. ... MORE

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.

Paw Prints in the Field: The History of K9 Veterans
March 11, 2020 — 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... MORE

AETC names Training Support Officer of the Year
February 24, 2020 — Maj. Tate Grogan, 341st Training Squadron Director of Operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, was named the Air Education and Training Command’s Training Support Officer of the Year Jan. 31... MORE

Area school superintendents, administrators tour JBSA-Lackland
January 28, 2020 — Area school superintendents and administrators got to see a military working dog demonstration and watch a basic military training graduation during a tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 23... MORE

Staff Sgt. Matthew Erfman, 802nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler (left) and Staff Sgt. Sean Tucker, 802nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler (right) conduct a demonstration with military working dog Tarzan before a group of area school superintendents and administrators at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Annex Jan. 23. The group of 15 school superintendents and administrators toured JBSA-Lackland at the invitation of JBSA leaders.

Girl Scouts gain awareness of Air Force operations
August 16, 2019 — They didn’t come to sell cookies. They came to see action. Girl Scouts of South West Texas Troop 367 and their mothers witnessed a military working dog demonstration at the 902nd Security Forces Squadron kennel, visited the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, and toured the static aircraft display on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 9... MORE

South West Texas Girl Scout Troop 367 toured Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 9, witnessing a military working dog demonstration at the 902nd Security Forces Squadron kennel, visiting the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and touring the base’s static aircraft display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sabrina Fine)

JBSA-Lackland, USPS San Antonio honor Military Working Dogs
August 16, 2019 — Members of the Security Forces community and the U.S. Postal Service gathered at the Military Working Dog Monument at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 15 for a local ceremony to unveil the new U.S. Postal Service MWD forever stamp. Headquarters USPS officially unveiled the stamp at the American Philatelic Society’s 133rd annual convention Aug. 1, in Omaha, Nebraska. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force members, Robert Carr (center), Post Master of San Antonio, and local volunteers of the K-9 program pose for a photo during the Military Working Dog Stamp ceremony Aug. 15, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex. The stamp honors dogs who have served in the U.S. armed forces since the U.S. Army created the War Dog Program K-9 Corps and began training man’s best friend in March 1942.