{"id":28897,"date":"2023-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=28897"},"modified":"2023-09-26T06:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T06:42:40","slug":"construction-starts-on-new-military-working-dog-facility-at-usag-bavaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=28897","title":{"rendered":"Construction starts on new military working dog facility at USAG Bavaria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOWER BARRACKS, Germany \u2013 A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of the construction of a new military working dog facility Sept. 13 at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria.<\/p>\n

The ceremony was attended by USAG Bavaria leadership, distinguished guests and two of the current kennel’s residents, military working dogs Andy, 8, and Blus, 6.<\/p>\n

With the groundbreaking ceremony, the construction phase for a new, permanent, standard design military working dog facility officially began. The facility will replace the current military working dog kennels which were built more than a century ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kennel is long overdue,\u201d said Col. Kevin A. Poole, USAG Bavaria commander\u00a0. \u201cWe have to take care of our canine friends of the 131st\u00a0 Military Working Dog Detachment. It breaks my heart every time I walk into this<\/p>\n

kennel. I have been helpless for the last year, but we move a step further now that we are about to break ground on this facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planning for the new facility began in 2014 and construction was planned for 2019. Nevertheless, the pandemic and inflation delayed the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur old building was built in 1914, and it needed a massive upgrade for health and standard reasons for the dogs, so they have good care and health while they stay with us,\u201d said\u00a0 Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ames, noncommissioned officer in charge of the plans and operations for the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment.<\/p>\n

The new facility will be 5,070 square feet (471 square meters) and offer administrative offices, supply spaces, multipurpose rooms, food prep and storage, medical examination and training rooms and kennels.<\/p>\n

The $4.6 million project is scheduled to be complete in the next three years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have narcotics dogs and explosive detection dogs, and they all have bite work capabilities, so they are able to chase down a bad guy, find them and bite them,\u201d said Ames. \u201cWe are composed of seven dogs, the maximum the kennel can offer at the moment. With the new building we will be able to house 14 dogs in total.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current kennel complex will remain operational throughout the planned 635 days of construction with the new kennel facility ready for occupation at the end of October 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe military working dogs that are stationed here provide law enforcement support for USAG Bavaria,\u201d said Sgt. 1st Class Steven Staples, detachment sergeant \u00a0for the Combined Military Working Dog Detachment \u2013 Europe\u00a0. \u201cThey are also a deployable asset. We deploy to several different locations wherever the mission requires. To have these dogs housed well in proper kennels and to make sure that their health is taken care of is of\u00a0the utmost importance for the safety of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe facility will help ensure the proper training, safety, and wellbeing of our military working dog teams, which represent a strategic asset in Europe, Africa and around the world,\u201d said Col. Richard Stearns\u00a0, Commander of the 18th Military Police Brigade. \u201cThese teams deploy worldwide in support of the president, the vice president, secretaries of state and defense\u00a0, key NATO and partner nations, and in support of the combatant commands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The training of a military working dog initially is 120 days at Joint Base\u00a0San Antonio. After that they get sent to the field, and they get trained almost daily.<\/p>\n

When the dogs are around 9 years old they retire, usually into the home of a former handler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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