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AFSFC assessment tool improves health, readiness of military working dogs
July 6, 2021
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
Man holds dog back on chain while another man approaches dog.

Showcase highlights talents of 37th Training Group
June 11, 2021
Airmen in drill formation.

Physical, occupational therapy addresses injury prevention for MWD handlers
April 21, 2021
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas – In a physically and mentally demanding occupation, 341st Training Squadron military working dog (MWD) handlers are exposed to risks. These risks are typically workplace injuries.

Air Force Security Forces Center to improve U.S. government-wide working dog programs
March 4, 2021
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
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
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.

Ruck Racism: JBSA community leans in
June 18, 2020
Graphic of photos from the Ruck Racism event on JBSA-Lackland hosted June 13, 2020.

SA Rotary Club members virtually immerse in K-9 handler training
June 9, 2020
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 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
Military Working Dogs

AETC names Training Support Officer of the Year
February 24, 2020
Maj. Tate Grogan

Area school superintendents, administrators tour JBSA-Lackland
January 28, 2020
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.

JBSA-Lackland, USPS San Antonio honor Military Working Dogs
August 16, 2019
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.

Retired MWDs looking for family, homes, couches
July 26, 2019
Jerry Britt (left), 341st Training Squadron adoptions and dispositions coordinator, professor Robert Klesges, and Melissa Little, 59th Medical Wing behavioral health preventive medicine researcher, pose for a photo with a military working dog (MWD) June 26, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

MWD Foster Puppy Program raises future four-legged warriors
May 23, 2019
Regina Johnson, 341st Training Wing MWD breeding program foster consultant, hands a military working dog puppy to Staff Sgt. Carlos Zapata, 341st Training Squadron logistics NCO, April 26, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Joint Base San Antonio military working dog foster puppy program places fosters with four-legged future warriors for six months before they enter the next phase of specialized training.

Federal agencies kickoff working dog collaboration effort for stronger, sustainable future
April 19, 2019
Clark Young, Transportation Security Administration trainer, takes his explosives detection dog Bina through a training exercise at TSA’s canine training center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 17. Every year, TSA trains about 250 canine teams at JBSA-Lackland to operate in the aviation, multimodal, mass transit, and cargo environments.

Joint Base San Antonio purchases, trains DOD military working dogs
April 5, 2019
Senior Airman Eliot Tremblay, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his MWD partner, Afra, searches a car for possible explosives during an exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 28, 2018.

Legacy Pavers Program honors military service members — past, present, and future
August 16, 2018
The AHF Legacy Paver Program began in 2010 with the mission to recognize the efforts of many people from all military service branches serving their country. Each paver has a different message that is captured in three lines and 14 characters.

Military Working Dog care even better with opening of rehab facility and recovery kennels
July 2, 2018
(From left) Col. Kevin Nemelka, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, Brig. Gen. Erik Torring, Lt. Col. Jacque Parker, Air Force Maj. David Temple and Maj. Andrea Henderson cut the ribbon to the new Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Facility and Hospital Recovery Kennels at the Lt. Col. Daniel E Holland Military Working Dog Hospital June 28. The new facility provides flooring and lighting more suited to protect post-operative patients and minimize their stress. It includes a quiet room, large exercise area and an aquatic therapy room.