Photos Pictures of Dogs in the Military & Police (K9)

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A German dispatch dog jumps across a trench as it carries messages to the front line. January, 1918

Pfc. Steven Olson, a dog handler with 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog, Alex, take a moment to enjoy an abundance of tennis balls. The Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs are calm and collected until they see a tennis ball. The balls, nearly 3,000 of them, were donated to the TEDDs team by a Family member taking donations

In memory of MWD Puck: The day I have dreaded for so long has finally arrived. My best friend of 9.5 years has crossed rainbow bridge. There are so many memories that we have shared. I’ll never forget meeting him for the first time in February 2005. I was a green handler and he was a green dog; we were both straight from the school house. He taught me a lot as a K9 Handler, but most importantly, he taught me how to trust.

In 2006, on our deployment to Iraq, he was my rock, my companion, and my crazy comedian. The longest we were apart for those six months was four hours. When we returned to the states, he stayed in his kennel while I took a couple days off. I’ll never forget the excitement in his bark/whine when he saw me again for the first time. He refused to walk on all four paws, he wanted to walk next to me, like a person. Soon after that, while patrol training, he developed a compressed spinal cord from hitting too hard. The Vets worked day in and day out trying to fix him.
Don't have the rest of the story, but he is gone.

 

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My childhood friend that I grew up and joined the services together with. Max was killed in Helmand Province, his pup survived the blast and was adopted by his family. Rest in Peace my friend.

Appreciate it guys, truly. Last time I saw him, was visiting a fellow childhood friend we joined together with (lifeinasmallbox) If any of you remember him. They were both stationed in Hawaii, but we ran into Max by accident. Going to visit the favored military bar, Max was getting carried out in hand-cuffs. Slightly bloodied, Wearing his Dress Blues, torn at several areas. He noticed us, and smiled. "You guys missed a hell of a fight" That was Max, he and lifeinasmallbox taught me to fight. If I had to have one last memory of him, I'm glad it was that one.

A dog messenger showing the tin cylinder where the message was sent. Etaples August 28, 1918.

A US Marine dog handler shows his K9 some love while on a patrol in Afghanistan.

Bandages kit recovered from a British dog, ca. 1915.

 

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Norwegian Coastal Ranger Commando's during exercise Artic Hawk in Northern Norway, 2020

 

[Scalindjo]

Callie is the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron search and rescue dog, the only one in the
@deptofdefense

 

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Marines execute beach landing detection during the Special Operations Capabilities Specialist D (Multi-Purpose Canine Handler) Level 1 training course in Camp Pendleton.

 

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@USMC handler Rocco Vecchio shoots his rifle alongside his MWD, Pedro, aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea.

 

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Korps Commandotroepen (Netherlands).

 

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Defenders of Norway

 

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1943- “Caesar”, a German Shepherd dog, is carried back from the front lines in a litter by two Marines after he was wounded in action in the battle of Bougainville.

Marine Corpsmen x-rays German Shepherd Caesar von Steuben who was wounded by Japanese sniper while on patrol. Caesar would recover from his injuries and receive an official commendation though he would be killed in combat in 1945 on Okinawa. Bougainville

 

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U.S. Air force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Gray carries his workout buddy, Military Working Dog, Mmcenroe after participating in scent training together.

 

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Throwback Thursday
On the left, USMC Private Francis Hall and his dog on Iwo Jima, 1945.

On the right, Marine Corps dog teams moving into the lines on Iwo Jima.

Dogs were used to detect danger, sniff out enemy positions, and bolster security at night when human senses were significantly more limited.

Each USMC war dog was assigned a service record book (bottom) in which trainers and handlers would record everything from the dog's missions to personality and psychological disposition.

These records were kept meticulously not only for official record, but also so that when the dogs were returned to the original owners after the war, they would know where their dogs had been and what they had achieved.

One such entry recorded:

War dog Cookie was on one combat patrol.
While on nightly security duty during the
Guam operations this dog alerted [on] 10
Japanese soldiers, six of which were killed.
This dog carried a vital message from an
out-post to the division CP, of which there
were no other means of communication."



War dog Emmy was on 3 combat patrols
during the Guam operation. Missing in
action while on patrol.

 

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US NAVY SEAL K9

 

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French GIGN




And
Belgian Special Operations Forces during boarding exercises thanks to @Skyline Drive

 

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From Indian Armed Forces thread, thanks to @Unknowncommando

NSG K9 Handler with SIG SAUER MPX

 

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Portugal

 

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IDF

 

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From Indian Armed forces thread thanks to @Unknowncommando

INDO-US Joint Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2021

NSG

Navy K9 Squad

Marine Commando slithered from SEAKING with his Lab K9 on an OIL RIG.

 

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Colombian Army

 

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Israel

 

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Polish K-9 unit from JWK (Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów - Commando Military Unit)