SF hosts East Coast Iron Dog competition

Military working dog, Ronni, alerts Staff Sgt. Nicholas Armstrong (right), 4th Security Forces Squadron MWD handler, that he has detected simulated explosives during the second annual East Coast Iron Dog competition Oct. 23, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Near the end of the endurance challenge, teams were required to search multiple vehicles for the explosive detection portion of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes)

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Senior Airman Daniel Johnson (left), 4th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, prepares to release MWD Kuli on Tech. Sgt. Sergio Hernandez, 4th SFS MWD kennel master, for the hardest hitting dog event Oct. 23, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Several teams competed in the last event of the East Coast Iron Dog competition after which trophies were handed out for Best Patrol Dog, Hardest Hitting Dog, Best Detection Dog and the Iron Dog Endurance Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ian Kozlik, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion military working dog handler, and MWD Ppatriot run through a mud pit during a team endurance challenge as part of the second annual East Coast Iron Dog competition Oct. 23, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Teams were required to run more than one and a half miles, while traversing through various obstacles and competing for fastest time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes)

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean McKenzie, Headquarters and Support Battalion at Marine Corps Installations East military working dog handler, performs simulated first aid on a dummy dog during a veterinary scenario Oct. 23, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. After running more than one mile as part of the endurance challenge, teams were required to provide first aid to a dog dummy that had suffered a leg wound during the second annual East Coast Iron Dog competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ian Kozlik (left), 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion military working dog handler, apprehends a simulated suspect with the assistance of MWD Ppatriot during a patrol scenario event Oct. 23, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The event took place as part of the second annual East Coast Iron Dog competition, which was comprised of several K9 events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes)

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SF hosts East Coast Iron Dog competition

Published Oct. 24, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Military working dog, Ronni, alerts Staff Sgt. Nicholas Armstrong (right), 4th Security Forces Squadron MWD handler, that he has detected simulated explosives during the second annual East Coast Iron Dog competition Oct. 23, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Near the end of the endurance challenge, teams were required to search multiple vehicles for the explosive detection portion of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shawna L. Keyes)