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Military Working Dogs

Military working dog Olly has been posted to RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.
ADF People 

Dream team bound for new home

24/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1289 Views 1 Comment Amberley, Edinburgh, Military Working Dogs

South Australia’s top dog is on his way to RAAF Base Amberley. CAPTION: Military working dog Olly has been posted

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Leading Aircraftman Nicholas Catling and Military Working Dog Ben at RAAF Security and Fire School, RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
ADF People 

Work of best mates rewarded

24/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 814 Views 0 Comments Amberley, Military Working Dogs

Leading Aircraftman Nicholas Catling is building a special relationship with his Belgian malinois military working dog Ben. CAPTION: Leading Aircraftman

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1st Military Police Battalion’s Private Alex Penfold and Police Working Dog Bella detain Lance Corporal Joshua Wilkinson while he wears a bite suit during Exercise Archibald at Wide Bay Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.
Australian Army News 

Military Police put to the test on Archibald

10/12/202110/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 588 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, Military Working Dogs

All was calm and quiet as the “principal” stepped out of his vehicle to be greeted by Police Working Dog

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Major Kendall Crowker, Flight Lieutenant Scott Glading and Leading Aircraftwoman Telisha Glading tend to a pretend military working dog on a RAAF aeromedical evacuation flight. Story and photo from ARMY newspaper.
Australian Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Army and RAAF trial aeromedical evacuation for military working dogs

14/12/201814/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2551 Views 1 Comment Military Working Dogs

Work has begun on a means to return sick or injured military working dogs to Australia via strategic aeromedical evacuation

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ADF News Talisman Sabre USA Videos 

Talisman Sabre – military working dogs

20/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2302 Views 0 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, Military Police Dog Element, Military Working Dogs

Australian Army Private Jordon Williams, Military Police Dog Element, 1st Military Police Battalion, conducts military-police-dog training during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

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Explosives Detection Dog Sprocket on duty in Tarin not, Afghanistan (2012). Photo by Brian Hartigan.
ADF Australian News Veterans Videos 

New Canine Operational Service Medal introduced

21/06/201721/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3745 Views 0 Comments Canine Operational Service Medal, Military Working Dogs

Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan recently announced the introduction of the Canine Operational Service Medal to recognise the important

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Royal Australian Air Force puppy “Prim”, a future military working dog, with Corporal Samantha Luck, from the Royal Australian Air Force Security and Fire School. Photo by Corporal Max Bree.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

Minister praises families who foster puppies

15/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6078 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs, MWD, puppies

Australian families are helping keep Australia safe by fostering military puppies. Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan today paid tribute to the

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New Zealand Military working dogs get helicopter training. NZDF photos
New Zealand News Overseas 

NZ Military Working Dogs cleared to dis-em-BARK

17/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2879 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs, MWD

A group of Royal New Zealand Air Force Military Working Dogs and their New Zealand Police counterparts undertook helicopter familiarisation

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New Zealand News Overseas 

RNZAF gained four new members this week

17/01/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2817 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs, MWD, RNZAF

The Royal New Zealand Air Force gained four new members this week when two men and their dogs graduated from

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Videos 

Interview with Sapper Andrew Main and Sprocket

14/11/201515/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1962 Views 0 Comments EOD, Explosive Detection Dogs, Military Working Dogs, Sapper

1 October 2012 Sapper Andrew Main explains how he an his explosive detection dog, Sprocket, go about their dangerous job

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