Working Dogs Tackle Threats

Photo By Sgt. Elizabeth Clark | Capt. Lucas Chase, the 632nd Support Maintenance Company commander, 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade on Fort Stewart, is bit by Laco, a military working dog with the 93rd Military Working Dog Detachment, 385th Military Police Battalion, during a controlled aggression demonstration Aug. 28th. The leadership in the 3rd Inf. Div. Sust. Bde. Could participate in the demonstration after their health and welfare briefing to see how it felt to be attacked by one of the dogs. “It caught me off guard, it hit me harder than I expected,” said Chase. “You definitely don’t want to be taken down by one of the dogs.”  

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

08.28.2017

Story by Spc. Elizabeth Clark 

3rd Division Sustainment Brigade

Soldiers with the 93rd Military Working Dog Detachment, 385th Military Police Battalion on Fort Stewart conducted a health and welfare briefing for the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade leadership Aug. 28th. The handlers took the commanders through the process of requesting an inspection with the detachment and ended the day with a controlled aggression demonstration.
We are reminded of how important our military police to maintaining the safety of the post. The military working dog handlers train constantly with their dogs to ensure that our base is protected from any threats.
The MWD’s are used for patrol and apprehension and are able to seek out explosives and narcotics. The kennels at Fort Stewart currently house a total of 13 MWD’s who all work with the various handlers to protect the post.
Their intense training is not to be trifled with. To display the skills of the handlers and their dogs, they allowed the commanders to participate in the controlled aggression demonstration.
Capt. Lucas Chase, the 632nd Support Maintenance Company commander, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Inf. Div. Sust. Bde., dressed up in a protective suit and was taken down by Laco, a military working dog, as part of the demonstration.
“The dog caught me off guard and it hit me harder than I expected,” said Chase. “The handlers are professional and serious about their job.”
The handlers train the dogs in scenarios to prepare for when they are on the road or in a deployed environment. They routinely do health and welfare checks of the buildings on post to maintain a safe environment.
“Demos allow Soldiers to see leader’s participation and it boosts moral in regards to the demos,” said Spc. Nathan Lei, a military working dog handler in the 93rd MWD Det. “They are the live witness to the dogs power and show that the dogs are the real deal.”

• Date Taken: 08.28.2017
• Date Posted: 08.29.2017 12:39
• Story ID: 246410
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US