DOD's longest-serving working dog retires

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roseann Kelly, 366th Security Forces Squadron assistant flight chief, pets military working dog (ret) Tanja during the MWD’s retirement ceremony at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 31, 2013. Sergeant Kelly was the last handler and now proud owner of Tanja. The first recorded use of canines goes back as far as the early Romans, where dogs were used against opposing armies by dipping their spiked collars in poison and turning them loose. Today, these Military Working Dogs are trained to detect explosives, narcotics and even people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton
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