U.S. Army Specialist Justin Coletti, of a K-9 combat tracker team, rests with Dasty, a Belgian Malinois, at an airfield in Afghanistan following an overnight mission.
Photographer: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images
An excellent article from Bloomberg describes the usage of dogs in the armed services today, and the development of robot dogs for training medics.
Saving 2700 lives during a terrorist attack—a staggering cap to an impressive military career.
There are many organizations that assist members of our military, police, firefighting, and other services. I'd like to focus on a somewhat less visible group—the working and service dogs that do so much for us, both in dangerous missions and search & rescue, and in assistance for the deaf, the blind, and many others.
