(Air National Guard photo by SSgt Darby Arnold, 134th ARW Public Affairs)
Meet Callie, a 26-month-old Dutch shepherd, is one of the newest additions to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron in Louisville, Ky. She is the Kentucky Air Guard’s first member of the 123rd Search and Rescue K-9 program, making her the only search and rescue dog in the entire Department of Defense.
Callie’s handler, TSgt Rudy Parsons, is a Pararescueman with the 123rd STS, Kentucky Air National Guard.
Wait… Does this mean we don’t have any search & rescue dogs working for the 911th Technical Rescue Engineering Company at Belvoir…?
That seems like a major oversight.
Do they?
One article i read said they only had a pilot program in 2010 but no mention of current SAR dogs
Awesome. What a beautiful dog. Why doesn’t DOD get more k-9’s, for search and rescue, and drugs? I wish Callie many blessings.
According to the Google machine, the SAR canines at the 911th was pilot program that began in April 2010, and extended through April 2012.
You all may read the source info here: https://www.army.mil/article/46166/mdw_pilot_program_to_debut_search_rescue_dogs_at_capital_shield
14/10 would pet
How much do you think those goggles cost? Dogoggles can’t come cheap!
Those are probably Rex Specs… 80 USD.