War Dog - A Military Dog Jumping Out of a Helicopter

Foreign Policy ^ | May 4, 2011 | REBECCA FRANKEL

[Second Amendment First]

Daredevil dogs: The question of how the dog got into bin Laden's compound is no puzzle -- the same way the special ops team did, by being lowered from an MH-60s helicopter. In fact, U.S. Air Force dogs have been airborne for decades, though the earliest flying dogs accompanied Soviet forces in the 1930s.

Dogs usually jump in tandem with their trainers, but when properly outfitted with flotation vests they can make short jumps into water on their own. A U.S. Navy SEAL, Mike Forsythe, and his dog, Cara -- pictured above -- recently broke the world record for "highest man/dog parachute deployment" by jumping from 30,100 feet.

[Maverick68]

Wish these guys would drop in on Michael Vick for a visit....

[HereInTheHeartland]

Good dog!

[RWGinger]

What a tremendous story and WOW the pics.

I particulary like knowing a dog was part of killing OBL and hope it pisses the muslims off.
Aren’t dogs considered unclean by muzzies?

THANK you for posting this

[algernonpj]

Parachuting doggies.

[algernonpj]

Wow. Thanks for posting.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Who needs sharks with frickin lasers?

[allmendream]

Why blind people don’t go sky diving.

It freaks out their dogs!

Doggy sings “I wanna be an Airborne Ranger!!!!”

One thousand dogs - they test today
Only one - wears the green beret.

God made man, and seeing him so feeble - gave him the dog.

[patton]

Wow. I have jumped with radios, machineguns, desks, you name it.

But I have never jumped with a dog.

I didn’t even know such a thing exists.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Awesome.

[Second Amendment First]

In memory of my beloved German Shepherd Max.
RIP July 4, 2009

[Pinetop]

C’mon Buddy! Last one in’s a rotten loser.

[ClearCase_guy]

[bert]

not to be out done, satan saw the event and gave women cats

[rhoda_penmark]

For anyone who hasn’t seen it, I recommend the documentary film “War Dogs: America’s Forgotten Heros”. Primarily about the history of dogs in combat and of dogs that had to be left behind in Vietnam.

I think it’s only available on VHS, but a must-see. There won’t be a dry eye in the house of dog lovers.

[RWGinger]

AH SA

Tonight I will hoist a glass of wine and hug my golden/ GS Mix in Max’s honor.

[FreedomGuru]

[Retired Greyhound]

Vietnam is the worst place for a dog to be left.

Sorry to hear that happened.

[mancini]

I recommend the documentary film “War Dogs: America’s Forgotten Heros”

Did this documentary also cover their service in WWII? I saw a show on the Military Channel about it...fascinating! I think they play it fairly often.

[stylecouncilor]

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