Ari, 628th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9, poses before a training session on Joint Base Charleston Feb. 27, 2017. K-9 Veterans Day recognizes the service of working dogs in the military, police and other defense and law enforcement agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Joint Base Charleston 628th SFS has nine K-9s; all are either German shepherds or Belgian Malinois.

Senior Airman Carly Dykeman, 628th Security Forces Squadron dog handler, stands with her K-9, Jaga, before a training session on Joint Base Charleston Feb 27, 2017. K-9 Veterans Day is celebrated annually on March 13, the official birthday of the U.S. Army K-9 Corps, which began in 1942. Dogs have been used for patrol, sentry duty, bomb detection, drug detection, search and rescue missions and as therapy animals. Joint Base Charleston 628th SFS has nine K-9s; all are either German shepherds or Belgian Malinois. Congress passed “Robby’s Law” in 2000 which allowed these dogs to be adopted by their handlers’ or qualified applicants.

Jaga, 628th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9, poses before a training session on Joint Base Charleston Feb 27, 2017. K-9 Veterans Day is celebrated annually on March 13, the official birthday of the U.S. Army K-9 Corps, which began in 1942. Dogs have been used for patrol, sentry duty, bomb detection, drug detection, search and rescue missions and as therapy animals. Congress passed “Robby’s Law” in 2000 which allowed these dogs to be adopted by their handlers’ or qualified applicants. Joint Base Charleston 628th SFS has nine K-9s; all are either German shepherds or Belgian Malinois.

Ari, 628th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9, poses before a training session on Joint Base Charleston Feb. 27, 2017. K-9 Veterans Day recognizes the service of working dogs in the military, police and other defense and law enforcement agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Joint Base Charleston 628th SFS has nine K-9s; all are either German shepherds or Belgian Malinois.