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  • Staff Sgt. Matthew, military working dog handler, and his MWD Kalo perform a tactical obedience maneuver during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Jan. 5, 2015. Receiving on average of at least 30 training sessions a month, the MWD teams train on as many realistic scenarios as possible. Matthew is currently deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

    K-9’s lead the way

    "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - UnknownAirmen assigned as military working dog handlers can definitely relate to the devotion a K-9 has towards his handler.“The
  • Staff Sgt. Ace, right, and Senior Airman Paola, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, strategize their movement while on foot patrol during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 30, 2014. Airmen who work in the EOD flight are required to think outside the box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties. Ace is currently deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Ala., and Paola is currently deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

    EOD: keeping Airmen, community safe

    “Initial success or total failure” is the motto for the explosive ordnance disposal flight here. This requires the Airmen who work in the flight to think outside the box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties.The EOD mission is simple: locate, identify and neutralize explosive devices. They are tasked with clearing
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