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A Marine search and rescue team with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., arrives at the landing zone for a casualty evacuation in support of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 during the security force exercise in support of pre-deployment training Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the Auxiliary Landing Field II on station. The Search and Rescue team provided support during a practical application of casualty evacuation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/ Released)

A Marine search and rescue team with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., arrives at the landing zone for a casualty evacuation in support of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 during the security force exercise in support of pre-deployment training Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the Auxiliary Landing Field II on station. The Search and Rescue team provided support during a practical application of casualty evacuation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Reba James

$Ralf, a military working dog with the Provost Marshal’s Office Kennel, bites a sleeve during aggression training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 1. It takes about 160 pounds of pressure to fracture a strong bone and each day these handlers step into the ring with these dogs to be bitten over and over again with each bite ranging up to 265 to 328 pounds of force.$

Ralf, a military working dog with the Provost Marshal’s Office Kennel, bites a sleeve during aggression training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 1. It takes about 160 pounds of pressure to fracture a strong bone and each day these handlers step into the ring with these dogs to be bitten over and over again with each bite ranging up to 265 to 328 pounds of force.

Photo by Cpl. Christopher Johns |

Sacal J 340, one of the military working dogs aboard the Provost Marshals Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is going through the military working dog disposition process. Many things can cause a military working dog to retire, ranging from old age, health reasons, and the inability to work.

Sacal J 340, one of the military working dogs aboard the Provost Marshals Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is going through the military working dog disposition process. Many things can cause a military working dog to retire, ranging from old age, health reasons, and the inability to work.

Photo by Sgt. Aneshea Yee

Cpl. Sean McKenzie, right, a Germantown, Maryland native, holds back Benjamin, a military working dog, from subduing Cpl. Nicholas Newell, a Troy, New York native, during bite work training Aug. 7, 2014 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan. Bite work trains the dog to subdue a suspect while allowing the handler to maintain control over their dog. Military working dog handlers practiced explosives and narcotics detection, patrolling and bite work training throughout the day. McKenzie and Neville are military working dog handlers with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Cpl. Sean McKenzie, right, a Germantown, Maryland native, holds back Benjamin, a military working dog, from subduing Cpl. Nicholas Newell, a Troy, New York native, during bite work training Aug. 7, 2014 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan. Bite work trains the dog to subdue a suspect while allowing the handler to maintain control over their dog. Military working dog handlers practiced explosives and narcotics detection, patrolling and bite work training throughout the day. McKenzie and Neville are military working dog handlers with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

Photo by Abbey Perria

Sgt. Nicholas Aguirre, a military working dog handler with the provost marshal’s office, demonstrates the power of a military working dog bite during a Lil’ Leatherneck Day aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 27. More than 50 children of Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participated in the event, featuring stations for military police, military working dogs, explosive ordnance disposal, air traffic control, aircraft rescue and firefighting and the indoor simulated marksmanship trainer.

Sgt. Nicholas Aguirre, a military working dog handler with the provost marshal’s office, demonstrates the power of a military working dog bite during a Lil’ Leatherneck Day aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 27. More than 50 children of Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participated in the event, featuring stations for military police, military working dogs, explosive ordnance disposal, air traffic control, aircraft rescue and firefighting and the indoor simulated marksmanship trainer.

Photo by Cpl. Michelle Piehl

During an escalation-of-force demonstration, Sgt. Matthew Settle, working dog trainer, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, takes a bite from Indie in front of multinational observers for Exercise African Lion 14. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

During an escalation-of-force demonstration, Sgt. Matthew Settle, working dog trainer, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, takes a bite from Indie in front of multinational observers for Exercise African Lion 14. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Indie, a military working dog with 2 nd Law Enforcement Battalion, jumps out of the shield line formed by Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force military police officers to bite Sgt. Matthew S. Settle, a military working dog trainer, 2 nd LEB, while demonstrating escalation-of-force operations during Exercise African Lion 14. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Indie, a military working dog with 2 nd Law Enforcement Battalion, jumps out of the shield line formed by Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force military police officers to bite Sgt. Matthew S. Settle, a military working dog trainer, 2 nd LEB, while demonstrating escalation-of-force operations during Exercise African Lion 14. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Cpl. Joey Nunez, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Canine Unit, from Los Angeles, conducts bite training with his dog, Vicky, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 21, 2014. Military working dogs provide support to ground combat troops by detecting explosive devices, attacking individuals who represent danger using bite attacks and visual deterrence.

Cpl. Joey Nunez, a military working dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Canine Unit, from Los Angeles, conducts bite training with his dog, Vicky, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 21, 2014. Military working dogs provide support to ground combat troops by detecting explosive devices, attacking individuals who represent danger using bite attacks and visual deterrence.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado

Cpl. Paul Kelley, military working dog handler, Combat Center’s Provost Marshal’s Office, holds on to MWD Collie before setting him on a potential suspect during aggression training near K9 unit kennels, Jan. 22, 2014. Aggression is one of the skills that handlers focus on the military working dogs.

Cpl. Paul Kelley, military working dog handler, Combat Center’s Provost Marshal’s Office, holds on to MWD Collie before setting him on a potential suspect during aggression training near K9 unit kennels, Jan. 22, 2014. Aggression is one of the skills that handlers focus on the military working dogs.

Photo by Cpl. D.J. Wu

Cpl. Michael Davis, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal's Office Kennel and a Bonanza, Ore., native, takes a bite from Astor during aggression training at the PMO Kennel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Handlers like Davis allow dogs to bite them while practicing aggression training.

Cpl. Michael Davis, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal's Office Kennel and a Bonanza, Ore., native, takes a bite from Astor during aggression training at the PMO Kennel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Handlers like Davis allow dogs to bite them while practicing aggression training.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns

Lt. Col. Jesse A. Kemp, the commanding officer of 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Joseph M. Perez, an instructor with the School of Infantry-East, share the first bite of cake at 2nd Supply Battalion’s Marine Corps Birthday ball in New Bern, N.C., Oct. 29, 2012. Perez spoke as the honored guest for the event, which included members of the Montford Point Marines.

Lt. Col. Jesse A. Kemp, the commanding officer of 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Joseph M. Perez, an instructor with the School of Infantry-East, share the first bite of cake at 2nd Supply Battalion’s Marine Corps Birthday ball in New Bern, N.C., Oct. 29, 2012. Perez spoke as the honored guest for the event, which included members of the Montford Point Marines.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Peterson