Unit Ministry Dog Boosts Morale
Cpt. Blue, a Unit Ministry Dog with the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, poses next to a M240B machine gun while visiting Soldiers at gunnery ranges during Operation Cold Steel III, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 12, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia)
She is a Military Working Dog specially trained by Patriot Paws Service Dogs, to care for her handler as well as Soldiers in need.
Cpt. Blue, a Unit Ministry Dog with the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, is poised atop a M1097 HMMWV with the American flag hanging in the background during Operation Cold Steel III, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 12, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia)
She is a Military Working Dog specially trained by Patriot Paws Service Dogs, to care for her handler as well as Soldiers in need.
1st Lt. Spencer Fusselman (Chaplain candidate) and his Unit Ministry Dog, Cpt. Blue, from the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, visit Soldiers at the gunnery ranges during Operation Cold Steel III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov 12, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia)
She is a Military Working Dog specially trained by Patriot Paws Service Dogs, to care for her handler as well as Soldiers in need.
Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice as part of Ready Force X and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world.
1st Lt. Spencer Fusselman (Chaplain candidate) and his Unit Ministry Dog, Cpt. Blue, from the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, visit Soldiers at the gunnery ranges during Operation Cold Steel III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov 12, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia)
1st Lt. Spencer Fusselman (Chaplain candidate) and his Unit Ministry Dog, Cpt. Blue, from the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, kneel to pray at the Red Cross building during Operation Cold Steel III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov 12, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia)