Our guest for this episode is a Marine who served as a Military Working Dog Handler assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Camp Pendleton, California. He enlisted in 2007, attended The Basic Handlers Course at Lackland AFB in 2008, and was assigned orders to Camp Pendleton. He was the first USMC MWD Handler to receive orders from Lackland to a newly developing MWD Platoon for the MEF. Navigating a new unit fresh out of K9 School, he was assigned to MWD Grief M107, a Patrol Explosive Detection Dog (PEDD), and together they trained in preparation for an upcomin ..read more

Our guest for this episode is a Marine Corps Veteran who served as a Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler and Trainer. He enlisted in 2000, and by the end of that year, he graduated from the MWD Basic Handler Course at Lackland AFB with orders to the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO) MWD Section, Camp Pendleton, California. This Marine experienced a pre-9/11 Marine Corps and quickly saw the mission of a Marine Corps MWD Handler change overnight. He deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), where he left the stateside garrison mission and conducted combat operations with f ..read more

Our guest for this episode is an Airmen who served as a Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). He enlisted in 1996 and attended the MWD Basic Handler Course at Lackland AFB in 1999. As a handler, he conducted numerous security missions with the Air Force and quickly deployed to Iraq in 2004 to support the increasing demand for explosive detection dogs. After his deployment, he continued as an MWD Handler, Trainer, Kennel Master and shared his experiences to shape new handlers for future missions. He continues his career leading the current and future generatio ..read more

Our guest for this episode is a Soldier who served as a 31K, Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler in the U.S Army. He enlisted in 2015 and was stationed at Fort Drum after completing Basic Combat Training (BCT), and the Military Working Dog Handler Course at Lackland AFB. During his assignment at Fort Drum, he was assigned to Alex3 T365. Together they were certified as an MWD Team and supported numerous Secret Service missions around the United States. In 2018, he attended pre-deployment training at the USMC Military Working Team Deployment Training Course in Yuma, AZ at the U.S Army’s Yuma Prov ..read more

Our guest for this episode is a retired Marine who served 20 years on active duty filling various billets within the USMC’s Military Working Dog (MWD) Program. He has served as a Handler, Trainer, Instructor, Specialized Search Dog (SSD) Handler, Kennel Master, Marine Security Guard Detachment Commander, and the Multi-Purpose Canine Program Manager. He started his career in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, at the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO) MWD section where he conducted multiple missions with his MWD. He continued his canine career at Lackland AFB as an MWD Trainer selecting, training, and ce ..read more

Our guest for this episode is a Marine who has served 19 years filling various billets within the Marine Corps Military Working Dog (MWD) Program. Billets include a Military Working Dog Handler (MWD), a Combat Tracking Dog (CTD) Handler, MWD Trainer, MWD Team Deployment Training Course Instructor, and Kennel Master. He started his career in Iwakuni, Japan, where he was selected to be an MWD Handler. He has deployed as an MWD Handler in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and various stateside support missions while assigned to a Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO). He also deployed twice to Af ..read more

Our guest for this episode is a Marine Corps Veteran who was part of the early generation of Military Working Dog (MWD) handlers to attend a newly developed Specialized Search Dog (SSD) course at Lackland Air Force Base. During this time, the SSD was a new MWD type designed to provide an off-leash explosive detection capability. Upon graduation, this new SSD Team left Lackland and checked into his first unit with SSD Shadow K371. He was assigned to Military Police Support Company, 2nd Marine Headquarters Group(MHG), 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In th ..read more

Our Guest for this episode is a Retired Marine who spent most of his career in prominent Military Working Dog (MWD) billets. Many of his billets were held during a very active Marine Corps MWD program and directly influenced chapters in the program’s history, which saw substantial deployments of MWD Teams to Iraq and Afghanistan. He played a pivotal role in the development of the Marine Corps's MWD Team Deployment Training Course at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in Yuma, Arizona, formerly known as the Inter-Service Advanced Skills K9 Course. This course prepared MWD Teams in all se ..read more

Our guest for this episode is a Marine Corps Veteran who served as a Military Working Dog Handler during the first early combat rotations of the Iraq War. He is currently a Producer and Advocate in the Veteran Community. His story is well detailed in his book and I highly recommend it “Sergeant Rex, The unbreakable bond between a Marine and his Military Working Dog” Go check out his page @sergeantrex on Instagram. In Canis Confiderus! ------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: The host and guests on this Podcast share their personal experiences and do not represent the views of their aff ..read more

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