23rd SFS, community honors military kids

U.S. Air Force 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog members, give a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. Events like this allow future generations to gain insight into military careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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23rd SFS, community honors military kids

Students attending St. John the Evangelist Catholic School watch a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. The attendees of the demo ranged from pre-kindergartens to eighth graders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brady Sloup, right, and Senior Airman Joshua Thompson, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers, display a training technique during a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. Thompson is wearing a bite suit to eliminate the impact of the dog’s bite. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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23rd SFS, community honors military kids

.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brady Sloup, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, walks MWD Oszkar around a field after a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. The demo entailed bite suit training and verbal commands to highlight the dogs training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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23rd SFS, community honors military kids

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cristina Rodriguez, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, answers questions during a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. The attendees of the demo ranged from pre-kindergartens to eighth graders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Matechik, 23rd Security Forces Squadron commander, answers questions during a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. Events like this allow future generations to gain insight into military careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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23rd SFS, community honors military kids

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brady Sloup, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, shows the restraint of his MWD Oszkar during a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. Military working dogs listen and execute all of the commands given by their handler. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Thompson, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, pets Timo, a MWD, during a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. Military working dogs train for certain jobs to include tracking, explosives detections and search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Christian Coty, 23rd Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, answers questions during a K-9 demonstration at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School, Valdosta, Georgia, April 25, 2022. To highlight Month of the Military Child, the St. John faculty hosted the K-9 demo to show appreciation for the military students and their classmates. The students asked many questions and shared what type of dogs they own. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson)

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23rd SFS, community honors military kids

Published April 28, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson
23d Wing Public Affairs

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --