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<a class="fancybox" rel="602f59fb0bbb8ed7a40e250b50778240" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/018/232/for_gallery_v2/635555357614781225-MAR-working-dogs-1.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/018/232/large_v3/635555357614781225-MAR-working-dogs-1.jpg" alt="635555357614781225 mar working dogs 1" /></a></div></div>From: Marine Corps Times<br /><br />Marine Corps military working dogs may be spending more time aboard ships after three highly trained canines returned from nearly nine-months at sea.<br /><br />In a December briefing at the Potomac Institute near Washington, D.C., Col. William Dunn, commander of the North Carolina-based 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, said the dogs were a new technology for his Marines that offered additional capabilities any time they made landfall.<br /><br />The dogs on the ship included a tracking dog, a bomb dog, and an attack dog, Dunn said.<br /><br />"That was a force multiplier for some of our standby missions," he said. "They embarked with us on the ship and those dogs logged a lot of flight hours, they really did. And they came to enjoy the [MV-22B Osprey]."<br /><br />Officials with Headquarters Marine Corps said they believed the deployment, which extended from February to October, was the second time that military working dogs had embarked on a MEU, but the first time they had stayed aboard ship for the duration, rather than transferring to kennels in Bahrain or Djibouti mid-way through the float.<br /><br />The decision to embark with dogs came as MEUs begin to deploy with six-man special operations forces liaison elements — or SOFLEs — designed to improve communication and cooperation with theater special operations commands. The 22nd MEU did not have a SOFLE, but Dunn said the unit had decided to improvise a version of its own, including officers from the MEU and two Navy and Army special operations forces personnel.<br /><br />"If we were doing a discussion with our SOF brothers, we'd say, 'by the way, we have these dogs that you can use if you need them,'" Dunn said. "So it was a great opportunity to tie in to get missions."<br /><br />Deploying alongside furry fighters provided another benefit, Dunn said — one that became especially important when the MEU's busy deployment was extended for an additional 21 days.<br /><br />"Having the dogs on board was a huge event for the morale of the Marines and sailors," he said. During many petting sessions over the course of the deployment, he said, "even the attack dog became nice."<br /><br />Marine officials said they believe future MEUs will also deploy with a canine contingent. Marine Corps news reports show the 24th MEU, which deployed in December, also had dogs aboard.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2014/12/30/meu-deploy-marine-working-dogs/21048753/">http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2014/12/30/meu-deploy-marine-working-dogs/21048753/</a>Working dogs are Marines' new 'force multiplier' on ships2014-12-31T09:32:09-05:00Marine Corps Times393928<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-18232"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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<a class="fancybox" rel="147096a7b40d43f4600080157aa8d902" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/018/232/for_gallery_v2/635555357614781225-MAR-working-dogs-1.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/018/232/large_v3/635555357614781225-MAR-working-dogs-1.jpg" alt="635555357614781225 mar working dogs 1" /></a></div></div>From: Marine Corps Times<br /><br />Marine Corps military working dogs may be spending more time aboard ships after three highly trained canines returned from nearly nine-months at sea.<br /><br />In a December briefing at the Potomac Institute near Washington, D.C., Col. William Dunn, commander of the North Carolina-based 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, said the dogs were a new technology for his Marines that offered additional capabilities any time they made landfall.<br /><br />The dogs on the ship included a tracking dog, a bomb dog, and an attack dog, Dunn said.<br /><br />"That was a force multiplier for some of our standby missions," he said. "They embarked with us on the ship and those dogs logged a lot of flight hours, they really did. And they came to enjoy the [MV-22B Osprey]."<br /><br />Officials with Headquarters Marine Corps said they believed the deployment, which extended from February to October, was the second time that military working dogs had embarked on a MEU, but the first time they had stayed aboard ship for the duration, rather than transferring to kennels in Bahrain or Djibouti mid-way through the float.<br /><br />The decision to embark with dogs came as MEUs begin to deploy with six-man special operations forces liaison elements — or SOFLEs — designed to improve communication and cooperation with theater special operations commands. The 22nd MEU did not have a SOFLE, but Dunn said the unit had decided to improvise a version of its own, including officers from the MEU and two Navy and Army special operations forces personnel.<br /><br />"If we were doing a discussion with our SOF brothers, we'd say, 'by the way, we have these dogs that you can use if you need them,'" Dunn said. "So it was a great opportunity to tie in to get missions."<br /><br />Deploying alongside furry fighters provided another benefit, Dunn said — one that became especially important when the MEU's busy deployment was extended for an additional 21 days.<br /><br />"Having the dogs on board was a huge event for the morale of the Marines and sailors," he said. During many petting sessions over the course of the deployment, he said, "even the attack dog became nice."<br /><br />Marine officials said they believe future MEUs will also deploy with a canine contingent. Marine Corps news reports show the 24th MEU, which deployed in December, also had dogs aboard.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2014/12/30/meu-deploy-marine-working-dogs/21048753/">http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2014/12/30/meu-deploy-marine-working-dogs/21048753/</a>Working dogs are Marines' new 'force multiplier' on ships2014-12-31T09:32:09-05:002014-12-31T09:32:09-05:00CW5 Private RallyPoint Member393938<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great story. And just another chapter in the long history of dogs serving alongside (and saving lives of) our military personnel.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.k9history.com/">http://www.k9history.com/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 31 at 2014 9:36 AM2014-12-31T09:36:55-05:002014-12-31T09:36:55-05:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member393963<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>With the Ft Jackson MP Det (17th) attached to the battalion I command, I have become much more familiar with overall Law Enforcement operations, including our 208th MP Det (MWD).<br />I have always known they bring a necessary force multiplier, but until I was involved in the daily and weekly operations for the past 2 1/2 years, I did not exactly what that meant. <br />MWD were extremely useful dugin my deployments, and seeing the "behind-the-scenes" work that goes into these teams, I know that anywhere they serve will be better because of them.Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 31 at 2014 9:51 AM2014-12-31T09:51:08-05:002014-12-31T09:51:08-05:002014-12-31T09:32:09-05:00