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NEDCTP is a program that uses law enforcement and TSA-run canine teams to detect explosives in transportation environments. Learn about the history, types, and training of the canines involved in this program.
Oketz Unit is the independent canine special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces, founded in 1939 and reestablished in 1974. It trains and handles dogs for various military applications, such as attack, tracking, bomb detection, and search and rescue.
Schutzhund, also known as IGP, is a dog sport that tests a dog's tracking, obedience, and protection skills. It was developed in Germany for German Shepherds and other protection breeds, and involves three phases: tracking, obedience, and protection.
Apollo was a German Shepherd born around 1992, who was in service with the K-9 unit of the New York Police Department (NYPD). [4] In 1994, he graduated from the NYPD Canine Special Operations Division, and was one of the first dogs to learn search and rescue. Apollo passed Type-II training in Florida in 1997, and Type-I in Indianapolis in 1999.
Learn about the history and current status of the former Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, now known as Central Virginia Training Center. The facility provides services to people with intellectual disabilities and has faced legal challenges and investigations.
The James J. Rowley Training Center is the law enforcement training center operated by the United States Secret Service near Washington, D.C. It is named after former director James Joseph Rowley and offers training in investigations, protection, firearms, and other skills for Secret Service agents and officers.
Fort Irwin is a major military training area in the Mojave Desert of California, established in 1940 and reactivated in 1980. It hosts the National Training Center, where units from different services and countries train and deploy for combat operations.
A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Learn about the different stories and legends of how challenge coins originated, from ancient Rome to modern times, and how they are used to prove membership, enhance morale, or collect.