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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Senior Airman Juan Lopez, 51st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and MWD Hera, prepare to begin the obedience course portion of the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. The purpose of the competition was to get together the best of the best MWDs on the peninsula to compete and showcase their capabilities. Handlers and dogs were judged on detection, obedience, controlled aggression and bite work, as well as determining the hardest hitting and fastest dog.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Senior Airman Colton Gabriel, 51st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, watches MWD Brutus run through an obedience course during the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. The purpose of the competition was to get together the best of the best MWDs on the peninsula to compete and showcase their capabilities. Handlers and dogs were judged on detection, obedience, controlled aggression and bite work.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Military Working Dog Parku looks to his handler for direction while the judges deliberate his score during the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. USFK members from Camp Humphreys, Kunsan and Osan Air Base competed in the competition. Judges scored the dogs and handlers based on their obedience in several categories, which include an obedience course, controlled aggression and bite work. They were also judged on how hard the dogs hit and how fast they could run.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Military Working Dog Rocky celebrates with his handler, Senior Airman Marcel Durand, 51st Security Forces Squadron MWD handler, after completing a portion of the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 28, 2022. USFK members from Camp Humphreys, Kunsan and Osan Air Base competed in the competition. The intent was to create a friendly competition between the best of the best MWDs and their handlers from across the peninsula.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Military Working Dog Rocky with the 51st Security Forces Squadron waits for commands during the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. USFK members from Camp Humphreys, Kunsan and Osan Air Base competed in the competition. Judges scored the dogs and handlers based on their obedience in several categories, to include an obedience course, controlled aggression and bite work. They were also judged on how hard the dogs hit and how fast they could run.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Military Working Dog Aris runs through a tunnel during the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. The purpose of the competition was to get together the best of the best MWD’s on the peninsula to compete and showcase their capabilities. Handlers and dogs were judged on detection, obedience, controlled aggression and bite work, as well as determining the hardest hitting and fastest dog.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Staff Sgt. Jorge Quintanal, 51st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog trainer dons a bite suit for MWD Aris to practice take-downs on a decoy at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 28, 2022. The bite suit protects members from being injured, while allowing the MWD to practice apprehending uncooperative suspects without using lethal force. Handlers and dogs were also judged on detection, obedience and controlled aggression.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Military Working Dog Roxy waits for her handler’s instructions during the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 28, 2022. The purpose of the competition was to get together the best of the best MWDs on the peninsula to compete and showcase their capabilities. Handlers and dogs were judged on detection, obedience, controlled aggression and bite work, as well as determining the hardest hitting and fastest dog.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Senior Airman Tristen Hampton, 51st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and MWD Chad pose at the top of the obedience course stairs during the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. USFK members from Camp Humphreys, Kunsan and Osan Air Base competed in the competition. Judges scored the dogs and handlers based on their obedience in several categories, to include an obedience course, controlled aggression and bite work. They were also judged on how hard the dogs hit and how fast they could run.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Senior Airman Jex Detoma, 51st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, carries MWD Hagin after completing a portion of the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. USFK members from Camp Humphreys, Kunsan and Osan Air Base competed in the competition. The intent was to create a friendly competition between the best of the best MWDs and their handlers from across the peninsula.

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USFK MWD handlers compete for top dog

Published May 5, 2022
By Senior Airman Allison Payne
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airman Juan Lopez, 51st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and MWD Hera, prepare to begin the obedience course portion of the First Annual United States Forces Korea K9 Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 27, 2022. The purpose of the competition was to get together the best of the best MWDs on the peninsula to compete and showcase their capabilities. Handlers and dogs were judged on detection, obedience, controlled aggression and bite work, as well as determining the hardest hitting and fastest dog.