Fast Rope Training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Oct. 8, 2015
Cpl. Connor Scott pets his military working dog, Bobo, during a patrol halt while moving to the landing zone on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 8, 2015. Scott fast-roped out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Bobo attached to his back. The training familiarized the dog and handler with riding in a helicopter and fast roping in helicopter-borne assaults. Scott, from Long Island, New York, is a military working dog handler with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. |
Lance Cpl. Aaron Morris gives his military working dog, Coba, a drink of water before boarding a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter for fast-rope training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 8, 2015. Morris fast-roped from the CH-53E with Coba attached to his back. The training familiarized the dog and handler with riding in a helicopter and fast roping in helicopter-borne assaults. Morris, from Swedesboro, New Jersey, is a military working dog handler with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. |
Cpl. Connor Scott prepares to fast-rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter with his military working dog, Bobo. |
Cpl. Connor Scott patrols to a landing zone with military working dog, Bobo, after fast-roping from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. |
Lance Cpl. Aaron Morris comforts his dog, Coba, as they prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during fast-rope training. |
Cpl. Connor Scott boards a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with his military working dog, Bobo |
Cpl. Conner Scott fast-ropes out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Bobo, his military working dog. This is the first time Scott and Bobo have fast-roped out of a helicopter together. The training familiarized handlers and their dogs with proper fast-roping and landing procedures. |
Cpl. Conner Scott fast-ropes out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Bobo, his military working dog. |
Cpl. Conner Scott fast-ropes out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Bobo, his military working dog. |
Bobo, a military working dog with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, pants in excitement shortly after fast-roping out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. |
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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort training Oct. 8, 2015
Jeny, a military working dog, and Cpl. Jeff E. Montanari, her handler, prepare to start a training session aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Oct. 8. The teams, composed of a dog and a handler, execute possible scenarios that could be encountered during missions and day-to-day operations. Montanari and Jeny are both with the MWD section, Provost Marshall Office aboard the air station. |
Jeny and Cpl. Jeff E. Montanari tackle a hurdle on an obstacle course during a training session. Handlers are responsible for the MWD’s health, physical conditioning and advancement in training. |
Jeny and Cpl. Jeff E. Montanari tackle a beam on an obstacle course during a training session. |
Jeny listens to commands from her handler during a training session Jeny is a 6-year-old German Sheppard and has been with the unit for more than a year. |
Jeny listens to commands from her handler during a training session. |
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US Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 training in Seattle, WA Sept. 30, 2015.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Elliott Felix, a maritime enforcement specialist and dog handler assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 in Seattle and his partner Luna, a Belgian Malinois explosives detection canine, do an explosives sweep of a SeaTac International Airport terminal as part of their operational transition assessment, Sept. 30, 2015. Felix is the newest of three dog handlers with MSST 91101, and one of 17 total dog handlers Coast Guard-wide. |
Petty Officer 2nd Class Elliott Felix and his partner Luna locate an explosives detection training aid in part of his operational transition assessment, which is first completed 30 to 45 days after the canine team has returned from their initial k9 training, followed by annual evaluations to maintain certification. |
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Grant (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Elliot Felix (right), maritime enforcement specialists and dog handlers assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 in Seattle, listen as Dyron Beasley, a Seattle regional canine training instructor with the Department of Homeland Security, debriefs Felix after his training in a rental car parking lot in SeaTac, WA. |
Dyron Beasley reveals the setup of one of the explosives detection-training aids to Petty Officer 2nd Class Elliot Felix as part of Felix’s three-day operational transitional assessment, during which the canine team must demonstrate the ability to detect all the explosive varieties the canines were trained for, in five different working environments. |
Crema, a yellow Labrador explosives detection canine partnered with Chief Petty Officer William Porter, a maritime enforcement specialist and lead dog handler assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 in Seattle, enjoys his black, rubber toy after successfully finding an explosives detection-training aid during training. |
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Grant and his partner Sonya, a Belgian Malinois explosives detection canine, sweep rows of parked cars at a rental car lot in SeaTac, Wash., Sept. 30, 2015. The Coast Guard canine explosives detection program enhances the detection and deterrence capabilities in the maritime environment, adjacent lands and waterside installations. |
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Insertion/Extraction Training
A U.S. Marine with Marine Raider Regiment, carries his multipurpose canine during special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 Marines flew from Marine Corps Air Station New River to assist MARSOC with the training.
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A multipurpose canine with Marine Raider Regiment, prepares to participate in special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 Marines flew from Marine Corps Air Station New River to assist MARSOC with the training.
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A multipurpose canine with Marine Raider Regiment, prepares to participate in special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 Marines flew from Marine Corps Air Station New River to assist MARSOC with the training.
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A U.S. Marine and his multipurpose canine, both with Marine Raider Regiment, hang from a UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, during special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. HMLA-167 Marines flew from Marine Corps Air Station New River to assist MARSOC with the training.
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Multi-Purpose K9s
A Multi-Purpose Canine handler with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command prepares his canine for a parachute jump over Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015. As MARSOC continues to demonstrate their versatile capabilities, MPC handlers with the command are preparing their canines to maneuver in new areas of operation.
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A Marine Raider with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, parachutes with a Multi-Purpose Canine over Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015. As MARSOC continues to demonstrate their versatile capabilities, MPC handlers with the command are preparing their canines to maneuver in new areas of operation.
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A Marine Raider with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, prepares to land after parachuting with a Multi-Purpose Canine aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015. As MARSOC continues to demonstrate their versatile capabilities, MPC handlers with the command are preparing their canines to maneuver in new areas of operation.
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A Marine Raider with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, parachutes with a Multi-Purpose Canine aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015. As MARSOC continues to demonstrate their versatile capabilities, MPC handlers with the command are preparing their canines to maneuver in new areas of operation.
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A Marine Raider with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, touches down after parachuting with a Multi-Purpose Canine at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015. As MARSOC continues to demonstrate their versatile capabilities, MPC handlers with the command are preparing their canines to maneuver in new areas of operation.
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Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, and a Multi-Purpose Canine practice beaching the combat rubber raiding craft during a tactical skills training package near Del Mar Marina aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015.
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A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, and his Multi-Purpose Canine demonstrate how to clear a beach during training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015.
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A Multi-Purpose Canine with 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, jumps out of a combat rubber raiding craft to practice scout swimming techniques near Del Mar Marina aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015.
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A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, and his Multi-Purpose Canine demonstrate long-distance scout swimming techniques near the Del Mar Marina aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015.
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A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, and his Multi-Purpose Canine demonstrate long-distance scout swimming techniques near the Del Mar Marina aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15, 2015.
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Every Dog has its at Day Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 23-24, 2015
Dasty, left, sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse after a day of training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015. The team completed a conditioning hike to acclimatize to the Okinawa heat and humidity. Hesse, from Salem, Massachusetts, is a military working dog handler with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. Dasty is a Belgian Malinois and a patrol explosive detection dog. |
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse pets his dog Dasty at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. |
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse helps another dog handler train his dog on aggression skills at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. |
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse carries his dog Dasty at the end of a conditioning hike through the woods on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Carrying the dogs strengthens the handler’s ability to take care of their dog in the case that it overheats or gets injured. |
Dasty sits with his handler Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse after a day of training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The handlers and the dogs do everything together to help build a strong relationship. “You have to build a bond with them and make that connection where you actually click and become a team with your dog,” said Hesse. |
Lance Cpl. Donald Hesse cleans out the dogs' food bowls after feeding them for the last time before they depart Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Being a dog handler is an all day, every day job; they work from the time they get to the kennels early in the morning until the last time they feed them for the day. |
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U.S. paratroopers and a K-9 military working dog team conduct an assault in an urban environment during training at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, Nov. 19, 2014.