That's why it's best to pack one of each ;-)
Posted on 05/05/2011 4:38:33 PM PDT by traumer
Dogs have been fighting alongside U.S. soldiers for more than 100 years, seeing combat in the Civil War and World War I. But their service was informal; only in 1942 were canines officially inducted into the U.S. Army. Today, they're a central part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan -- as of early 2010 the U.S. Army had 2,800 active-duty dogs deployed (the largest canine contingent in the world). And these numbers will continue to grow as these dogs become an ever-more-vital military asset.
So it should come as no surprise that among the 79 commandos involved in Operation Neptune Spear that resulted in Osama bin Laden's killing, there was one dog -- the elite of the four-legged variety. And though the dog in question remains an enigma -- another mysterious detail of the still-unfolding narrative of that historic mission -- there should be little reason to speculate about why there was a dog involved: Man's best friend is a pretty fearsome warrior.
Above, a U.S. soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his dog leap off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during water training over the Gulf of Mexico as part of exercise Emerald Warrior on March 1.
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Just in case the dog panics in the jump, the first thing it will do will bite the handler. That is something you will never want to happen.
Just in case the dog panics in the jump, the first thing it will do will bite the handler. That is something you will never want to happen.
Thanks!
That's why it's best to pack one of each ;-)
Wild guess here: I suspect nobody has *ever* broken into your SUV.
LOL...I have the original print of that pic on the wall in my office with the caption, “Redneck Anti-theft Device.”
My dogs would probably hand over the keys to anyone who asked. Sweet...to a fault.
Scope the bottom of my profile page.
[I swear you never look to see what’s new...but is now old, having been there for some time, already]...:))
My dog would eat the hand holding the keys.
:)
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