CONTENTS FOREWORD BATTLEFIELD PARTNERS Azza Layka Sarbi Lucca Zenit Spike Special Ops Canines HISTORIC HOUNDS Sergeant Stubby Smoky Judy Chips Military Mascots TO THE RESCUE Mas Bretagne Baxter Sage Making a Difference
ASK AN EXPERT LEADERS OF THE PACK Kai Carlos Clawson Rocky Rosdas Heroes of All kinds CANINE PROTECTORS Jaeger Ziva Lakota Throughout this book you'll find answers to cool questions about modern military working dogs and learn what makes them so special Chief Petty Officer Jason Silvis of the U S Navy is an expert on these coura geous canines Silvis has been in the Navy for 18 years 11 of those as a military working dog handler and kennel master Silvis is currently the Operations Superintendent with the 341st Training Squadron which trains military working dogs used by the Department of Defense Rex Xanto Train Your Own Hero Dog THE FINAL WOOF SNIFF OUT MORE CREDITS
Ron Aiello and his dog Stormy were one of the first 30 U S Marine scout dog teams deployed to Vietnam A scout dog team walked in front of a patrol unit searching for booby traps snipers more ambushes and
FOREWORD The bond between a military or law enforcement working dog and its handler is unlike any other and goes far beyond what one may imagine I am fortunate to have experienced that bond firsthand in the 1960s while serving in the U S Marine Corps as a scout dog handler After training with my canine partner a German shepherd named Stormy we were deployed to Vietnam in the midst of war When Stormy and I arrived on the battlefield and the action was right in front of us I like many other young recruits had doubts about my training I asked myself Is it really going to work Am I going to make it out of here alive On our first mission our patrol had just finished clearing one village and we were proceeding to enter the next one Our group was walking through a gap in the trees when suddenly Stormy stopped looking up to the right flank It was her warn ing signal My doubts about my training were still fresh in my mind but in that
