USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 10 September 2003

Canteen FRiends ~ Radix

[Fawnn]

Well, thanks to you, this Auntie Fawnn now officially feels old(er). I had to get a magnifying glass and hold it to the screen to figure out WHAT I'm supposed to play. Imagine my surprise to discover it was HOW I'm supposed to play. Now I'm old and not allowed to have any fun at Gramma's or Ma's expense. ;)

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Hartley, 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and military working dog, Cody, check for explosives on a vehicle at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint. They are one of several military working dog teams here supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hartley and Cody are both deployed from the 66th Security Forces Squadron at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brian Ferguson

Canine Defenders Keep Warfighters Safe

By U.S. Air Force Capt. Miki Kristina Gilloon
447th Air Expeditionary Group

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2003 (AFPN) — A 12-inch-long mortar round lay partly hidden in the overgrowth near a checkpoint at Baghdad International Airport. It was found and safely destroyed thanks to the keen senses of a four-legged member of the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.

Rudy, one of several military working dogs deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, alerted his handler, Staff Sgt. Albert Branch, of his find. Branch, deployed from the 60th Security Forces Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., recognized the instant change in his dog’s behavior.

“He moved side to side trying to locate the scent -- something he’s been trained to do,” Branch said. “He knew something was there, but he was trying to pinpoint exactly where it was.”

The mortar round, along with other dangerous items -- improvised explosive devices, rocket propelled grenades, and shell casings from small arms fire -- are routinely found by 447th ESFS military working dog teams. The dogs also support the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division by patrolling at and near the airport checkpoints.

“We’re helping them out by conducting explosives detection and making a physical presence at the gate,” said Staff Sgt. Michael Renner, 447th ESFS kennel master and handler. He is deployed from the 21st SFS at Peterson AFB, Colo.

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Pancakes are people too ~ Just ask them - at least to another pancake"

LOL! GREAT Tagline!

[E.G.C.]

Good afternoon, Texas Cowboy. How's it going?

BTW that worm I was referring to is the MSBlaster worm. That's what this newest revision to MS(03-026) Addresses.

[TexasCowboy]

Hi, EGC!
I guess Norton's will pick that up, huh?
I have LiveUpdate so it should keep me protected, I think.......I hope!

[Aeronaut]

;-)

[Fawnn]

I just got the little message hoochie window that my Norton was automatically updated. ;)

[TexasCowboy]

I get one or two emails nearly every day that are infected.
Most of them are advertisements to make a certain part of my anatomy bigger and better.
I think my ex-wife sends those.

[Aeronaut]

Hi Kathy.

[MeekOneGOP]

MoJo2001, look out your front door!

Rut-Roh !! MoJo will be bouncing off the walls now ...

[Pippin]

Hi, Cobby!

[Pippin]

Hi, Kathy!

[Pippin]

Hi, Fawnn!

[SouthernHawk]

DING

You've got FReep Mail!

[blackie]

Cal Smith ~ another CW legend!

[TexasCowboy]

"Cal Smith ~ another CW legend!"

I sure hated to see him fade away.
I always loved his voice.
I've fed jukeboxes all over Texas and punched his numbers.

[Soaring Feather]

Received and returned. Ping

[blackie]

Do they still have jukeboxes ~ it's been a long (28 yr's next month) time since I've been a bar. :):)

[E.G.C.]

(LOL)!!!!!!:-D

[SouthernHawk]

Got it, Bounce!