Dogs In The Army (Read First Post!!)

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A Jordanian member of a demining squad guides his dog through a mine field at the country's border with Syria June 28, 2011, as part of the Northern Border Mine Clearance Project.

A Jordanian de-miner walks with a mine-detection dog, in a minefield in the northern Jordanian- Syrian border area, near Ramtha city, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The clearance project, funded by the Norwegian People's Aid and the National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation, started in April 2008, and aims to complete clearance of 93 minefields spanning 104 kilometers along the border.

A Jordanian member of a demining squad guides his dog through a mine field at the country's border with Syria June 28, 2011, as part of the Northern Border Mine Clearance Project.

Croatian Dog handler Sinisa Erkman plays with 5-year-old Eggy, an explosives sniffing dog in Seprwan Ghar forward fire base Panjwai district of Kandahar province, June 26, 2011. The pair work in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, long a Taliban stronghold. Both animals and handlers face the same dangers as the soldiers they work to protect. Picture taken June 26, 2011.

Croatian Dog handler Sinisa Erkman plays with 5-year-old Eggy, an explosives sniffing dog in Seprwan Ghar forward fire base Panjwai district of Kandahar province, June 26, 2011. The pair work in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, long a Taliban stronghold. Both animals and handlers face the same dangers as the soldiers they work to protect. Picture taken June 26, 2011.

An American soldier pets 5-year-old Eggy, an explosives sniffing dog in Seprwan Ghar forward fire base Panjwai district of Kandahar province June 26, 2011. The pair of handler and dog work in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, long a Taliban stronghold. Both animals and handlers face the same dangers as the soldiers they work to protect. Picture taken June 26, 2011.

Dog handler Milenko Pandurevic walks with 5-year-old Balto, an explosives sniffing dog during a patrol by Canadian army soldiers from bulldog company 1th Battalion, 22nd royal regiment in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province June 25, 2011. The pair work in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, long a Taliban stronghold. Both animals and handlers face the same dangers as the soldiers they work to protect. Picture taken 25, 2011.

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Lance Cpl. Tom Welstand, a native of Berystedmunds, England, and a military working dog handler with 103 Military Dog Squadron, shares a moment with his search dog, Steegan, during Operation Zamrod Olai, June 25, in northern Nad'Ali District, Helmand province. Welstand and Steegan were operating in support of M Company, 42 Commando, who were sweeping the area to disrupt insurgent activity and movement. M Company expected the area to be heavily mined with improvised explosive devices, making Steegan a crucial part of the team.

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An Indian paramilitary trooper with a sniffer dog patrols Chandanwari, 115 kilometers southeast of Srinagar, during the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on June 29, 2011.

L/Cpl Kelly Wolstencroft and German shepherd Kevin in Afghanistan where they are deployed detecting explosives.

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A U.S. Marine arrives with his sniffer dog at Camp Gorgak in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, June 30, 2011.

U.S. Marines arrive with their sniffer dogs at the Camp Gorgak in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, June 30, 2011.

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U.S. Army Cpt. John Gassmann of Bravo Troop, 1-61 Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, gives water from his camel back to Agbar, a military working dog, at Gerekheyl village during an air assault mission in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, June 14, 2011. The 101st Airborne Division deployed through out southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom XII.

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A police officer heads into the woods with a police dog during an investigation on Renninger Road in Douglass Township near the scene of a fatal shooting Sunday July 3, 2011. A shooting at a rural home in suburban Philadelphia killed two people, including a child, and injured three others, authorities said Sunday. A manhunt is under way for the shooter.

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MOD Police Search Dog

Pictured is an MOD search dog, trained in detecting explosives.The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) has one of the largest Dog Sections of all British Police Forces.
General Purpose (GP) Police Dogs and their handlers are deployed at 23 Dog Sections across the United Kingdom. The GP teams are trained and licensed in accordance with the National Police Dog Assessment Model. Selected teams will undertake further training to enable them to deploy in a tactical firearms support role alongside firearms officers.
The Force operates several classifications of specialist search dogs which are deployed to search and indicate the presence of explosives and drugs, as well as firearms. All dog teams within the Force Dog Section undertake regular Refresher Course and Continuation Training which is delivered by accredited instructors.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Bruner and Staff Sgt. Phillip Kittleson perform a military working dog demonstration at Freedom Fest July 4, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Freedom Fest is a annual event held on Luke Air Force Base for local families and airmen. The 56th Force Support Squadron hosted the event, gave away free electronics, provided entertainment with live music from The Dina Preston Band and ended with a fireworks display.

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Hunt, a german shepherd of ROKA, killed in the counter-tunnel operation in March 1, 1990 after tripping a landmine buried in N. Korean fourth subterranean tunnel which penetrated MDL, saving the entire search team. Promoted to lieutenant and awarded Inheon Order of Military Merit posthumously.

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Dutch MWD from base Woensdrecht in the Netherlands, 9 july 2011.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Richison and his German shepherd Dax of 673d Security Forces Squadron wait for K-9 explosives training to begin at Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 20. Police and military working dogs can be trained to smell miniscule traces of explosives and drugs, even if the substances are in a sealed container.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Richison and his German Shepherd Dax respond to a threat posed by Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Sandefur, all of 673rd Security Forces Squadron, during K-9 explosives training at Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Monday, June 20.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Roberts with the 554th Military Police Company holds on to the leash of his military working dog while returning from a patrol in Gerekheyl village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2011.

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BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 11: A police dog runs on a treadmill during a training at a police dog training base on July 11, 2011 in Beijing, China. The Police Dog Training Base was opened to a media visit to show the dogs skills to the public.

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Military working dog rewarded: Sgt. Stanley Daniels, a military working dog handler from Chicago serving with the 385th Military Police Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga., attached to 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, rewards Bbentley, his military working dog, with a chew toy for finding a box of explosives during training at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 7, 2011.

Soldier tries to outmaneuver military working dog: Spc. David Collett, a Douglasville, Ga., native, and military working dog handler with the 91st Military Police Detachment out of Fort Polk, La., attached to 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, attempts to flee from Bbentley, a military working dog, during training at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, July 7, 2011.