United States War Dogs Association

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United States War Dogs Association

Mission Statement: Honoring our nation’s war dogs and their handlers; past, present, and future.

Vision: Our vision is to provide support throughout the life cycle of a military working dog and promote the distinguished history of their invaluable service. Objectives: To accomplish our mission, we have the following objectives:

* Sending care packages to K-9 teams currently deployed

* Providing working dogs with necessary equipment both overseas and in the US

* Recognizing military working dogs who are retiring through our awards program

* Facilitating a free prescription drug program for retired working dogs

* Providing funds for The Rainbow Bridge Assistance Program

* Memorializing K-9 Heroes

* Educating the public about the service and sacrifice of military working dogs

10/19/2026

Join us in welcoming one of the newest member to the RX Program 🎉🎉

MWD Nati is a retired military working dog and a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix who served in the Military Working Dog program at Lackland Air Force Base. During her military career, she worked as a training aid for both the Trainers Course and the Handlers Course, helping prepare the next generation of military working dog personnel. Through her service, Nati contributed to the development of 26 students, playing an important role in their training and education.

Nati was medically retired due to multifocal degenerative joint disease and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disease. Her service as a training aid helped military personnel develop the skills and experience needed to work alongside military working dogs.

Welcome to the War Dog family, Nati, we are so happy to have you!

If you want to help retired military working dogs, click the link below ⬇️
www.uswardogs.org/donations

10/18/2026

US War Dogs' partnership with Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey goes back over a decade, with their incredible veterinary team providing over $700k of care to retired MWDs like US Army Ranger multi purpose canine (MPC) Kay (pictured).

Oncology specialist Dr Dustin Lewis is one of Red Bank's team who cared for Kay - and countless other retired heroes who needed his expertise ❤️

In our latest newsletter, Dr Lewis shares some valuable insights into his area of specialty, to help owners understand the possible options when they K-9 is faced with a cancer diagnosis.

Click the link to read:

https://www.uswardogs.org/veterinarians-corner

10/15/2026

US War Dogs x Paws of Honor is expanding the reach of our two organizations by joining forces... And sweet Georgina is one of the retired MWDs we're helping together 🤝🐾💕

Trained as a patrol and explosive detector dog (PEDD) with the US Army, Georgina served at both Naval District Washington and Naval Air Station Pax Rover before retiring in November 2025.

She has taken to retirement like a champ, enjoying endless lounging with her adoptive mom and some of her favored treats, which happen to be bacon and ice cream 🍦

Georgina still loves her Kong, although now she doesn't have to work for it 😎

We are so honored to play a role in your story, Georgina - thank you for your faithful service to our country 🇺🇸

K-9 leads the way!

10/13/2026

🎉⚓🐾 Happy 251st Birthday, US Navy! 🐾⚓🎉

We are forever proud to support our naval K-9 teams 🐾🇺🇸🫡

K-9 leads the way!

10/12/2026

Join us in welcoming one of our newest members to the RX Program 🎉🎉

RMWD Bradley (B285) born Sep 14th 2017 served in Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with the 180th MP MWD Det. Bradley was a patrol and explosive detection dog that has been deployed to Afghanistan, Kenya and Egypt. He has also been on countless USSS missions. Bradley currently spends his days chewing on his endless assortment of toys and lounging around the house being a menace.

Welcome to the War Dog family, Bradley, we are so honored to have you!

If you want to help retired military working dogs, click the link below ⬇️
www.uswardogs.org/donations

10/11/2026

✨🐾 Spilling the tea on War Dogs' Q3 🐾✨

Our latest newsletter drop included a round-up on all the incredible goings-on for US War Dogs across July, August and September.

We are always proud to share our impact figures with you so we can drive home the tangible impacts that supporting our organization makes to the K-9 community.

Click the 🔗 to read all about it:

https://www.uswardogs.org/talking-war-dogs-q3-2026

K-9 leads the way!

10/09/2026

🐾✨Repping K-9 and cementing legacies✨🐾

Our president, Chris Willingham, features on the latest episode of the podcast with

The interview covers the role and contribution of MWDs from WWII, Vietnam and GWOT, as well as Chris's personal story of service with his US Marine Corps specialized search dog (SSD) Lucca.

With insightful questions and a deep dive into the mindset of a combat dog handler, the conversation is compelling, heartfelt and reflective.

Click the link to watch the interview and let us know what you think!

https://youtu.be/MxuHYsw8h6o?is=wLcH1vgDQBysqhDT

10/08/2026

Recent retiree Marco is the proud recipient of his US War Dogs MWD Service Award 🎉🐾🏅

Marco served with the US Army's 2nd Military Police Detachment for six years and after just a couple of months on 'camp couch', is already taking to retired life like a champ.

Having returned from a family trip to Colorado, Marco was met with a package of goodies from us, along with his MWD Service Award, bestowed in grateful thanks for his years of dedicated service to our nation 🇺🇸

The world is your playground, Marco - enjoy your well-deserved retirement! We got you 🩷

K-9 leads the way!

10/06/2026

We are loving the fact that has audiences falling in love with the incredible bond between a veteran and his retired combat dog, Odin. 🐾

At US War Dogs, we know only too well just how powerful the bond between an MWD and handler can be – and how that bond continues between a retired MWD and their adoptive family.

We exist to protect those bonds and help make sure that the military K-9s who gave their best years in service to our nation receive the retirement they deserve. 🇺🇸🐾

Because their service may end. Our responsibility to them does not.

Meet some of our real-life Odins ➡️ and drop them a like to show your support for these incredible K-9 veterans. ❤️🐾

10/05/2026

Join us in welcoming one of our newest members to the RX Program 🎉🎉

RMWD Rile (D015), born June 9th, 2019, entered service with USMC Camp Lejeune Provost Marshal’s Office on March 2022.

Rile was a Patrol Drug Detector Dog and earned the reputation of being a little sketchy, but was mostly misunderstood. He was a night-shift warrior most of his career, patrolling MCB Camp Lejeune. Rile had numerous narcotics finds, assisted with multiple searches for fleeing and missing individuals, including assisting in an SRT callout. He was a partner that people enjoyed having with them.

Rile was known for being a pain at the vet, where he spent a lot of time towards the end of his career due to TPLO surgery, which ultimately led to his retirement. He retired in August 2026 and is enjoying retirement with his former handler.

Welcome to the War Dog family, Rile, we are so honored to have you!

If you want to help retired military working dogs, click the link below ⬇️
www.uswardogs.org/donations

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