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  • Working with our Air Force’s Four-Legged Defenders

    Military Working Dogs (MWD) provide a variety of services, including the detection of explosives and drug searches, tracking of personnel and suspects, patrol of restricted areas, and protection of military installations. Keeping these dogs' skills strong and honed is essential – this is where MWD

  • Women’s History Month spotlight: 55th SFS K-9 handlers

    The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act signed in 1948 allow women into the military in limited roles. This was expanded upon in the mid-1970’s allowing them into all career fields instead of being restricted to the administrative, clerical and nursing fields. Women were finally able to work in

  • Out of the doghouse and onto the couch

    Dogs are known for their kind hearts, fluffy fur and lovable demeanors, but military working dogs are so much more, and for 17th Security Forces Squadron MWD Joy, she is not just a good dog, she is one of the best.

  • 60th SFS partners with CDCR for K-9 joint training

    K-9 correctional officers from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation trained with the 60th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers. The CDCR conducted three separate, three-day training events at three different site locations throughout Northern California with

  • AFSFC to improve U.S. government-wide working dog programs

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – 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. 

  • New SUVs provide cooler, smoother ride for Defender canines

    The Air Force Security Forces Center’s Vehicle Program delivered the first of the new military working dog patrol vehicles to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, as part of their initiative to modernize Defender equipment across the Air Force.

  • AFSFC Conducts Kennel and Military Working Dog Health Assessment

    The Air Force Security Forces Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has launched the Kennel Health Assessment 2.0 project officially as of July 8, 2020. The purpose of KHA 2.0 is to ascertain the holistic state of all of the kennels across the Air Force to ensure the wellbeing of all Military

  • Deter, Detect and Defeat: MWD training safeguards TLR

    The 19th Security Forces Squadron recently certified the newest military working dog drug detection team on Little Rock Air Force Base. With over 28 years of cumulative service, Tech. Sgt. Brooks Jones, 19th SFS MWD trainer and handler, and MWD Alfa, stand ready to uphold the standards set by the

  • S.A. Rotary Club virtual immerse in K-9 handler training

    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,

  • 4th Graders go behind the 'virtual' scenes with K-9 training

    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