BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler and Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD patrol around the 7th Space Warning Squadron on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. MWD teams provide a multi-faceted capability in explosive or narcotic substance detection, and suspect apprehension. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran).
By Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran, 9RW/PA
Published March 15, 2021
Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler and Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD spend time together on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. On March 13, military working dogs are celebrated for National K9 Veterans Day. Additionally, on this day in 1942 the U.S. Army established the War Dog Program, or K-9 Corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler and Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD patrol around the 7th Space Warning Squadron on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. MWD teams provide a multi-faceted capability in explosive or narcotic substance detection, and suspect apprehension. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler observes Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD as he finds a training aide placed in a vehicle on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. On March 13, military working dogs are celebrated for National K9 Veterans Day. Additionally, on this day in 1942 the U.S. Army established the War Dog Program, or K-9 Corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler and Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD search commercial vehicles coming on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. MWD teams provide a multi-faceted capability in explosive or narcotic substance detection, and suspect apprehension. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler and Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD train together on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. On March 13, military working dogs are celebrated for National K9 Veterans Day. Additionally, on this day in 1942 the U.S. Army established the War Dog Program, or K-9 Corps. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Bady 2, 9th Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD), runs across a training area on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. MWD handlers are charged with maintaining the complete health of their MWDs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog (MWD) handler and Bady 2, 9th SFS MWD play together on Beale Air Force Base, California, March 5, 2021. MWD teams provide a multi-faceted capability in explosive or narcotic substance detection, and suspect apprehension. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jason W. Cochran)
Jose J. Sanchez, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Defender Magazine, is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in the Presidential Honor Guard, Bolling AFB, Washington DC, the 416th Security Police Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY, and the 89th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
