HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Military working dog Bruno, 49th Security Forces Squadron explosive detector dog, retired April 24, 2020, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
MWD Bruno protected and served here for the last year and a half with his handler, Staff Sgt. Chase Feeney, 49th SFS MWD handler. MWD Bruno deployed twice to Al-Udied, Qatar, and once to Al-Jaber, Kuwait with Feeney.
“On his most recent deployment, MWD Bruno discovered an improvised explosive device that was placed in the direct route of travel of U.S. Forces,” said Feeney. “He’s also provided security for many high-level government officials to include Secretary of Defense Mattis and President Trump’s inauguration.”
Additionally, MWD Bruno and his fellow MWDs supported Security Forces Defenders when faced with threats on and off the installation both locally and in a deployed environment.
“The objective of having MWDs work alongside us in the field is to employ MWD assets aggressively and effectively to counter threats,” said Staff Sgt. Jennifer Franco, 49th SFS kennel master. “This instruction provides the framework for employment and utilization to support Integrated Defense as outlined in AFI 31-101, Integrated Defense. This will ensure our forces can anticipate, deter, detect, assess, warn, defeat, delay, defend and recover.”
