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Dog of the Garrison of Sør-Varanger during a simulated arrest. Dogs have a very long history in warfare, starting in ancient times. From being trained in combat, to their use as the scouts, sentries, messengers, mercy dogs, and trackers, their uses have been varied and some continue to exist in modern military usage.
Military animals are trained animals that are used in warfare and other combat related activities. As working animals, different military animals serve different functions. Horses, elephants, camels, and other animals have been used for both transportation and mounted attack. Pigeons were used for communication and photographic espionage.
Lucca (dog) Lucca (born 2003 or 2004, [1] died 2018) [2] was a German Shepherd / Belgian Malinois service dog who was employed by the United States Marine Corps for 6 years. She was trained to detect explosives. She was deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. In her over 400 missions, no human fatalities occurred under her watch.
Being away from your dog can be heartbreaking, especially when you share the bond of serving in the military overseas together. Retired bomb-sniffing German Shepherd Dorka knows this feeling too ...
Sergeant with his military K-9 dog (TODAY) The two formed a tight bond during their time patrolling the base and the local community in Hawaii. They even traveled abroad with White House officials ...
An emotional Marine Corps veteran reunited with the the canine that kept him safe in Afghanistan. Corporal Jeff DeYoung served his country and searched for IEDs beside Cena, a bomb-sniffing Labrador.
The Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery was instituted in 2019 in the United States by Robin Hutton and Mari Lou Livingood to honor the work of American animals in war and peace. The medal was created to be the American equivalent of the Dickin Medal, awarded in the UK for any animal displaying conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty ...
Sergeant Stubby. Sergeant Stubby (1916 – March 16, 1926) was a dog and the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front.
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