Dover Air Force Base

Dog Days at Dover

First Lt. Remoshay Nelson, 436th Airlift Wing Deputy Chief of Public Affairs , runs away from military working dog Body July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Body, a three and a half-year old, 69-pound German Shepherd, latched onto Nelson’s arm and brought her to the ground during a training session at the kennel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. John Sutherland, right, a military working dog handler with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, watches Cuervo, bite the arm of Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cuervo, a six-year old, 67-pound Belgian Malinois, is one of seven MWDs assigned to Dover AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. John Sutherland, a military working dog handler with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, holds onto MWD Cuervo July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cuervo, a six-year old, 67-pound Belgian Malinois, awaits Sutherland?s command to attack during a training demonstration for the local media. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. Christine Campos, right, a military working dog trainer with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, instructs Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del., on how a MWD will attack her arm July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Barnas donned a complete ?bite suit? and volunteered to be pursued by a MWD. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Cuervo, a military working dog, bites the arm of Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Staff Sgt. Christine Campos, a military working dog trainer with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, watches over the hands-on training demonstration for Barnas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del., cautiously walks alongside Cuervo, a military working dog with the 436th Security Forces Squadron July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cuervo is trained to attack if Barnas made any sudden or provoking movements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Cuervo, a military working dog with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, awaits a command by handlers July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. MWD handlers and trainers with the 436th SFS showcased three dogs during a training demonstration for The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, a military working dog handler with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, runs away from MWD Cuervo July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cuervo, a six-year old, 67-pound Belgian Malinois, targeted Lewis? arm during a training demonstration for The News Journal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Cuervo, a military working dog, bites the arm of Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, a MWD handler with the 436th Security Forces Squadron July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cuervo, a Belgian Malinois, was one of three MWDs used in a training demonstration for The News Journal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, a military working dog handler with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, unsnaps his bite suit as MWD Cuervo holds onto the sleeve July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cuervo, a six-year old, 67-pound Belgian Malinois, was given the jacket after the training demonstration as positive reinforcement training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Salter, military working dog kennel master with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, talks with Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. during an interview July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Salter, along with MWD trainers and handlers, put on a training demonstration for The News Journal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Iggy, a military working dog with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, awaits for a command by MWD trainer Staff Sgt. Christine Campos July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Iggy, a five-year old, 68-pound Belgian Malinois, has been stationed at Dover AFB for three years and will be deploying to Afghanistan in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, a military working dog handler with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, pets MWD Body during a training session July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Body, a three and a half-year old German Shepherd, is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Body, a military working dog with the 436th Security Forces Squadron, awaits for a command by MWD handler Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Body, a three and a half-year old, 69-pound German Shepherd, has been stationed at Dover AFB for one year and is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Cuervo, a military working dog, takes down Ashley Barnas, a reporter with The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. July 30, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Barnas donned a complete ?bite suit? and volunteered to be pursued by Cuervo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Military working dogs sink their teeth into local media

Published Aug. 2, 2013