Unit 1 - History of MWD

Question 1

Where did the original war dogs come from?

Answer 1

Egyptian and Roman Legions

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Question 2

Only country to participate in WW1 that did not utilize MWDs in an official capacity

Answer 2

United States

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Question 3

1st dog given rank in the US military

Answer 3

Sergeant Stubby

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Question 4

1918 in streets of Paris, lead medics to wounded men

Answer 4

Rags

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Question 5

Types of dogs employed in WW2

Answer 5

• sentry
• messenger
• ammunition carrier
• scout
• sled
• casualty
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Question 6

Dogs for Defense (explain)

Answer 6

Dogs acquired by donation and trained under supervision of Dogs for Defense.
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Question 7

What happened in March of 1942?

Answer 7

US Army established the first K9 program in the United States
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Question 8

Credited with leading 148 advanced combat patrols

Answer 8

MWD York

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Question 9

How many dogs served in Vietnam?

Answer 9

5,000 dogs

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Question 10

Types of dogs used in 1960’s during the Korean/Vietnam War?

Answer 10

• Sentry
• Scout
• Combat Tracker Dog
• Tunnel/Mine
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Question 11

When did the first formal patrol dog class graduate?

Answer 11

August 1969

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Question 12

Green Dog Program (explain)

Answer 12

July 1981, DoD Dog Center reached out to the local population and recruited pets as possible candidates
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Question 13

PEDD / PDDD

Answer 13

Patrol Explosive Detector Dog - trained to detect the odor and presence of explosives

Patrol Drug Detector Dog - trained to detect narcotics

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Question 14

SSD
Who uses them?
What for?

Answer 14

Specialized Search Dog

• Used by Marines & Army
• They search for and detect IED’s, explosive components, weapons caches primarily off-leash up to 100 m
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Question 15

CTD
Who uses them?
What for?

Answer 15

Combat Tracker Dog

• Used by Marines & Army
• Track humans and may alert on a human presence
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Question 16

MDD
Who uses them?
What for?

Answer 16

Mine Detector Dog

• Used by Army
• Should only be used after careful analysis of situation to support mine clearance operations
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Question 17

MPC
Who uses them?
What for?

Answer 17

Multi-Purpose Canine

• Used by Army, Navy, Marines - Special Forces
• Trained to detect explosives and track
• Only used in deployment setting
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Question 18

When and Where was the first national monument dedicated to US Military Working Dogs constructed?

Answer 18

October 2013 - At JBSA-Lackland

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Question 19

MWD credited with saving life of his handler and preventing destruction of life and property at Ton Sun Nhut.

Answer 19

MWD Nemo

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